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VA Gifts Occasioned by Death - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid

A death benefit is something received as the result of another's death.

Death benefits provided to an individual are income to such individual to the extent that the total amount exceeds the expenses of the deceased person's last illness and burial paid by the individual. That income is not excluded from income and resources in determining eligibility for Medicaid in the Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) Covered Groups.

NOTE: Recurring survivor benefits such as those under Title II, private pension programs, etc. are not death benefits.

Examples of death benefits include:

·             Proceeds of life insurance policies received due to the death of the insured;

·             Lump sum death benefits from SSA;

·             RR burial benefits;

·             VA burial benefits;

·             Inheritances in cash or non-cash;

·             Cash given by relatives, friends, or a community group to "help out" with expenses related to the death.

Last illness and burial expenses include:

·             Related hospital and medical expenses;

·             Funeral, burial plot, and interment expenses; and

·             Other related expenses.

See Also:

Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Exclusions

Countable Income

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Source:

Information for this topic was drawn from Chapter S08 of the Department of Social Services (DSS) Medicaid Manual.

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