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99 -- MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIV/AIDS MEDICAID COVERAGE SOL HC09/052909 DUE 040399 POC Christian C. Nwachukwu (202) 442-9234 The D.C. MEdical Assistance Administration recognizes that because of strict Medicaid eligibility requirements, many people with HIV/AIDS cannot access Medicaid services. To qualify for Mediciad, people with HIV/AIDS generally must: Meet Social Security disability criteria, and Meet official poverty level income standards To meet the disabilty criteria, person with HIV/AIDS generally must have full-blown AIDS. And to qualify on the basis of income, the individual's income must be at or below the SSI level which is about $500 a month, or must spend-down on a monthly basis to that level. Based on these eligibility requirements, persons with HIV/AIDS cannot qualify for Medicaid unless they are very poor and very sick. If individuals do not have private insurance plans or have plans with high deductibles, access to medical care or necessary pharmaceuticals are difficult if not inpossible. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315244). (0091)

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