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Medicaid Planning · District of Columbia

District of Columbia Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for District of Columbia.

Published: Not yet published. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Income limits

Long-term-care income limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: institutional care and qualifying HCBS waivers; applies to: applicant (single applicant; SSI recipients follow a distinct categorical pathway); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Asset limits

Applicant resource limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: institutional care and qualifying HCBS waivers; applies to: applicant (single applicant; SSI recipients follow a distinct categorical pathway); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Married-couple resource limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: institutional care and qualifying HCBS waivers; applies to: household (married couple); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Current community-spouse resource allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: institutional care and qualifying HCBS waivers; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: allowance.

State Medicaid agency

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Current community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: institutional care and qualifying HCBS waivers; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: allowance.

State Medicaid agency

Home-equity limits

Current home-equity limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (applicant subject to the substantial-home-equity rule); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state or CMS publishes new long-term-care eligibility figures.

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