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Medicaid Planning · Wisconsin

Wisconsin Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for Wisconsin.

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

Income limits

Institutional and long-term-care income standard

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: institutional and qualifying waiver services; applies to: applicant (applicant; standard varies by eligibility pathway and post-eligibility cost-share rules); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Asset limits

Institutional applicant asset limit

$2,000

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: institutional and qualifying waiver services; applies to: applicant (single applicant or institutionalized spouse after spousal allocation); measure: cap.

Source: Wisconsin DHS Spousal Impoverishment [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026 Additional authority: Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook P-10030 [state-medicaid-agency] — Release 26-02; 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource allowance

$50,000 minimum protected amount to $162,660 maximum under the stated asset bands

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: institutional and qualifying waiver services; applies to: community-spouse (community spouse retains $50,000 when combined assets are $100,000 or less; one-half between $100,000 and $325,320; maximum at or above $325,320); measure: range.

Source: Wisconsin DHS Spousal Impoverishment [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026 Additional authority: Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook P-10030 [state-medicaid-agency] — Release 26-02; 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Maximum community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

$4,066.50 per month

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: institutional and qualifying waiver services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: maximum.

Source: Wisconsin DHS Spousal Impoverishment [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026 Additional authority: Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook P-10030 [state-medicaid-agency] — Release 26-02; 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Basic community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: institutional and qualifying waiver services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: minimum.

State Medicaid agency

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

$752,000

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

Source: Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook P-10030 [state-medicaid-agency] — Release 26-02; 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

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

This page is educational and is not legal advice.