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Area agencies, advocates press to raise Husky C asset limit from $1,600; proponents say change preserves community care and saves state money
Summary
Multiple witnesses urged the committee to raise the Medicaid asset limit for Husky C beneficiaries (currently $1,600) so more older adults can access Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders and remain in the community. Advocates cited the 1973 origin of the limit and proposed increases such as $10,000.
Area agency directors, legal advocates and service navigators told the Aging Committee that Connecticut's current Medicaid asset eligibility limit of $1,600 — set in 1973 — is untenably low and prevents many older adults from qualifying for the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders.
Marie Allen, who represents one of the five area agencies on aging, told the committee that the $1,600 limit “was set in 1973” and leaves eligible residents with no cushion for…
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