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What your state lets you keep effective 1/1/08
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The table below gives the minimum assets and income each state allows nursing-home residents and their spouses to keep. The federal government sets new minimum and maximum amounts each year, but states can set their own minimum requirements at any level between the federal limits.

State

Your asset allowance

Your spouse's minimum asset allowance

Your personal monthly needs allowance

Your spouse's minimum monthly income allowance

Alabama*

$2,000

$25,000

$30

$1,750

Alaska*

$2,000

$104,400

$75

$2,610

Arizona*

$2,000

$20,880

$93.45

$1,750

Arkansas*

$2,000

$20,880

$40

$1,750

California

$2,000

$104,400

$35

$2,610

Colorado*

$2,000

$104,400

$50

$1,750

Connecticut

$1,600

$20,880

$63

$1,750

Delaware*

$2,000

$25,000

$50

$1,750

District of Columbia

$2,600

$104,400

$70

$2,610

Florida*

$2,000

$104,400

$35

$1,750

Georgia

$2,000

$104,400

$30

$2,610

Hawaii

$2,000

$104,400

$30

$2,610

Idaho*

$2,000

$20,880

$40

$1,750

Illinois

$2,000

$104,400

$30

$2,610

Indiana

$1,500

$20,880

$52

$1,750

Iowa*

$2,000

$24,000

$50

$2,610

Kansas

$2,000

$20,880

$50

$1,750

Kentucky

$2,000

$22,000

$40

$1,750

Louisiana*

$2,000

$104,400

$38

$2,610

Maine

$2,000

$104,400

$40

$1,750

Maryland

$2,500

$20,880

$66

$1,750

Massachusetts

$2,000

$20,880

$72.80

$1,750

Michigan

$2,000

$20,880

$60

$1,750

Minnesota

$3,000

$29,389

$84

$1,750

Mississippi*

$2,000

$104,400

$44

$2,610

Missouri

$1,000

$20,880

$30

$1,750

Montana

$2,000

$20,880

$50

$1,750

Nebraska

$4,000

$20,880

$50

$2,610

Nevada*

$2,000

$20,880

$35

$1,750

New Hampshire

$2,500

$20,880

$56

$1,750

New Jersey

$2,000

$20,880

$35

$1,750

New Mexico*

$2,000

$31,290

$58

$1,750

New York

$4,150

$74,820

$50

$2,610

North Carolina

$2,000

$20,880

$30

$1,750

North Dakota

$3,000

$104,400

$60

$2,610

Ohio

$1,500

$20,880

$40

$1,750

Oklahoma*

$2,000

$25,000

$50

$2,610

Oregon*

$2,000

$20,880

$30

$1,750

Pennsylvania

$2,400

$20,880

$45

$1,750

Rhode Island

$4,000

$20,880

$50

$1,750

South Carolina*

$2,000

$66,480

$30

$2,610

South Dakota*

$2,000

$20,880

$60

$1,750

Tennessee*

$2,000

$20,880

$40

$1,750

Texas*

$2,000

$20,880

$60

$2,610

Utah

$2,000

$20,880

$45

$1,750

Vermont

$2,000

$104,400

$47.66

$1,750

Virginia

$2,000

$20,880

$30

$1,750

Washington

$2,000

$41,493

$41.62

$1,750

West Virginia

$2,000

$20,880

$50

$1,750

Wisconsin

$2,000

$50,000

$45

$2,282

Wyoming*

$2,000

$104,400

$50

$2,610

* These are "income cap" states. If your income is higher than $1,911 a month, you cannot qualify for Medicaid even after spending down all assets, unless you set up a Miller trust.

 

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