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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |39 Effective Month: July 2025 Benefit Amount”. This is the amount of the benefit after rounding, but before the Medicare premium is deducted. • When using SVES to verify Title II benefits, the Gross Benefit Amount payable prior to the state buy-in of the Part B premium is less than the benefit payable after state buy-in occurs. To account for this difference for applicants, the “Gross” amount shown on the SVES must be rounded up to the nearest dollar to determine the amount of Title II to count as income prior to state buy-in. Example: If the “Gross Benefit Amount” shows $677.10 at the time of application, round up to $678. Exceptions to rounding: o Rounding does not apply to Prouty benefits. The gross benefit shown is the amount counted as income for all J1 or K1 beneficiaries. o If a monthly benefit payment has been reduced because of a Workers’ Compensation offset, the net amount of the benefit received (plus any SMI, Medicare Part D premium withheld) is unearned income. A Title II benefit is reduced dollar for dollar in the amount of any monthly Workers’ Compensation paid. • Overpayments recovered from SSA benefits are included unless the overpayment occurred when the person was receiving SSI, and the overpaid amount was included at that time. In this instance, the amount deducted for an overpayment is not included in calculating countable Title II income. • Refund of recovered monies based on a waiver approval is not income if the money was previously withheld to recover a Title II overpayment, both SSI and Title II benefits were received at the time of the overpayment and the overpaid amount was included in figuring the SSI payment at that time. • If a monthly Title II benefit payment has been reduced because of a garnishment, the gross amount of the benefit received (plus any SMI premium withheld) is counted as unearned income.