Ask Larry

i have medicare a and b and medicaid.. iapplied for ssi and got 14 dollars monthly. they rased my medicaid to mfs .from 1 nov my ssi hasbeen terminated reason wife income has raised. . actually they adjusted $19 for 9 months which they paid $171. sir my wifes income has raied $19.should i appeal on the decision. will it effect my medicare and medicaid or will i continue to get medicare and medicaid. i was on medicaid prior to getting ssi kindly advice me at your earliest

Hi. Your wife's income won't have any effect on your Medicare eligibility, so that coverage should continue. However, both Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid are needs based programs, so your wife's income could make you ineligible for those programs.

I don't have enough information to know whether or not Social Security's determinations regarding your SSI payments are correct, so I can't give you advice regarding a possible appeal. SSI is administered by Social Security, so you'll need to direct any questions about your SSI benefits to them. Medicaid is not administered by Social Security, though, so you'll need to direct any questions about your Medicaid coverage to the agency that administers that program in your area.

Best, Jerry