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2. RSDI benefits increase each January based on the increase in cost-of-living.

3. Persons who lost SSI eligibility due to receipt of Social Security may be entitled to have part or all of their Social Security benefits excluded when determining their Medicaid eligibility. This is called “passalong.” When an individual is ineligible for Medicaid based on RSDI benefits or an increase in RSDI benefits, refer to MA-2110, Passalong, to evaluate for passalong eligibility.

a. Eligibility may be based on:

1) Disability

2) Disabled workers under 65 and certain members of their families.

3) Persons who become disabled before reaching age 22 if an insured parent or a grandparent under certain circumstances dies or becomes entitled to retirement or disability benefits.

4) Disabled widows and widowers 50 or older if the disability began no later than 7 years after the death of an insured spouse or within 7 years after the end of the widow's entitlement to benefits as a parent caring for his children.0

b. Dependency or survivorship

The dependents and survivors of disabled, dead or retired individuals who may be eligible for benefits include:

1) Unmarried children under 18 or up to age 19 if they are enrolled full-time in high school.

2) Unmarried sons and daughters 18 or over who were disabled before they reached 22 and who continue to be disabled.

A wife under 65 or widow/widower under 62 who is caring for a child that is under 16 or disabled and is entitled to benefits.

3) A wife 62 or widow 60 or older or a disabled widow 50 or over, even if there are no children entitled to payments.