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Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 0.538172 0.525240 Jan 1994 - Dec 1994 0.550751 0.538172 Jan 1993 - Dec 1993 0.562135 0.549875 Jan 1992 - Dec 1992 0.574888 0.562985 Jan 1991 - Dec 1991 0.590056 0.578578 Jan 1990 - Dec 1990 0.611059 0.600169 Jan 1989 - Dec 1989 0.628519 0.618117 Jan 1998 - Dec 1988 0.642806 0.632805 Jan 1987 - Dec 1987 0.657204 0.647606 Jan 1986 - Dec 1986 0.661603 0.652128 Jan 1985 - Dec 1985 0.671778 0.662588 Jan 1984 - Dec 1984 0.682877 0.673998 Jul 1983 - Dec 1983 0.693601 0.685022 Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 0.714712 0.706724 Jul 1981 - Jun 1982 0.743446 0.736263 Jul 1980 - Jun 1981 0.775544 0.769259 Jul 1979 - Jun 1980 0.795763 0.790045 Jul 1978 - Jun 1979 0.808228 0.802859 Apr 1977 - Jun 1978 0.818912 0.813842 This page last updated in Release Number: 26-01 Release Date: 02/13/2026 Effective Date: 01/01/2026 25.4 Widow/Widower Group 25.4.1 Introduction Section 1634(d) of the Social Security Act requires states to consider certain widows, widowers, and surviving ex-spouses who lost SSI eligibility as if they were still SSI recipients for Medicaid purposes so long as they would have remained otherwise eligible for SSI benefits but for their entitlement to Social Security Widow/Widower benefits (SSDW or SSWW). 25.4.2 Identifying a Widow/Widower Group Someone qualifies as a Widow/Widower group for Medicaid purposes if they meet the following criteria: 1. They are currently receiving a Social Security widow/widower’s (SSDW or SSWW) payment. 2. They are not entitled to Medicare Part A. 3. They received an SSI benefit (or they were a 1619 participant) the month before their SSDW or SSWW benefits began, and lost SSI/1619 due to excess income when they started receiving the SSDW or SSWW payment.