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• A process whereby an individual who meets the Medicaid medical eligibility criteria, but has income that exceeds the financial eligibility ceiling, may "spend down" to eligibility level. The individual accomplishes spend-down by deducting accrued medically related expenses from countable income. Most State Medicaid programs offer an optional category of eligibility, the "medically needy" eligibility category, for these individuals.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Medicaid Spend-down. (n.d.). HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicaid-spend-down.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Medicaid Spend-down. hab.hrsa.gov. HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicaid-spend-down (accessed: January 29, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Medicaid Spend-down." HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. 29 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicaid-spend-down.

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