2021 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards

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Article Publication Date:

11/20/2020

Summary:

CMS recently provided an update to the 2021 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards. Spousal impoverishment standards are adjusted in January to reflect changes in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) federal benefit rate (FBR) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These new standards will become effective on January 1, 2021.

Article Author:

Costello, Anne Marie

Topics:

Medicaid

Types/Tools:

Announcement/Press release

Populations:

Advocates; Aging/Older Adults; Caregivers; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Dual Eligibles

Sources:

CMS

Programs/Initiatives:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)