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AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED MEDICAID 200 Groups Covered-Overview Supersedes: MA 200 (07/01/10), MA 200-1 (07/01/08) & ABD Bulletin 117 (04/08/15) Reference: 20 CFR 416.2101, .2111, .2116; 42 CFR 435.1, .120, .121, .122, .130, .131, .132, .133, .134, .135, .136, .137, .138, .404, .601-.602 and ARM 37.82.101, .901-.903, .911-.916 Overview: Medicaid for the aged, blind and disabled is provided to otherwise eligible individuals who meet ABD financial and non-financial eligibility requirements, and who fall into one of the groups listed below. CATEGORICALLY NEEDY GROUPS: 1. SSI-eligible clients as defined in ABD 201-1; 2. Recipients of optional state supplemental payments (ABD 201-1); NOTE: Individuals receiving optional state supplemental payments are treated as SSI recipients. 3. SSI-eligible clients eligible as 1619b; 4. Aged, blind and disabled individuals with countable income at or below the categorically needy income standard (ABD 007). 5. Certain Pickle-eligible clients (ABD 201-2); 6. Certain Early Widows and Widowers/Divorced Surviving Spouses (ABD 201-3); 7. Certain individuals who received both public assistance (OAA, AB, APTD or AABB) and Social Security benefits in July 1972 (ABD 201-4) 8. Certain DAC-eligible clients (ABD 201-5); 9. MWD-eligible clients who pay monthly cost share fees; (ABD 201-6); 10. QDWI-eligible individuals (ABD 201-7); NOTE: Medicaid benefits available under QDWI include payment of Medicare Part A premiums only. 11. Certain Medicare beneficiaries whose countable income is within the limits for Medicare Savings Programs (ABD 008) MEDICALLY NEEDY GROUPS: Clients who meet all ABD non-financial and resource requirements, but whose income exceeds the Categorically Needy Income standards at ABD 007. ELIGIBLE IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY: