Tag: income test

Images of growing stacking coins and Hand putting coin into glas

A major government program helps poor and low-income retirees and adults with disabilities defray what can be substantial healthcare expenses that aren’t covered by Medicare. But enrollment is unusually low in some states because of more stringent eligibility standards. The Medicare Savings Programs, which are administered by the states and funded by the federal government,…

Crawling plants with dying leaves

This relatively forgotten program, enacted in 1972, has withered on the vine. A wise person used to argue that programs designed solely for poor people are poor programs – their benefits erode over time; unchanging income and asset tests reduce the eligible population; and they are expensive to administer.  In contrast, programs like Social Security…