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Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 MEDICALLY NEEDY: Effective July 1, 2001 Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS: Medicare Savings programs include Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Special Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) and Qualified Individuals (QI). Effective January 1, 2026 Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,950 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,910 PICKLE: Effective July 1, 2001 Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 QDWI (QUALIFIED DISABLED WORKING INDIVIDUALS): Effective April 1, 2014 Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000 MWD (MONTANA MEDICAID FOR DISABLED WORKERS): Effective July 1, 2015 Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000 NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: The resource standard for an unmarried institutionalized individual is $2000. The general resource limit for an institutionalized spouse is also $2000. See CMA 803-1 Institution and Waiver Resource Assessments policy. COMMUNITY SPOUSE RESOURCE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE: Effective January 1, 2026, when completing a couple's resource assessment, the community spouse resource maintenance allowance (CSRMA) is the greater of: 1. One-half (not to exceed $162,660) the couple's combined countable resources; 2. The minimum resource maintenance allowance of $32,532 3. An amount designated by hearings officer (override); or 4. An amount which has been court ordered (override).