Resource Deeming Exception

Resources from a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient are never deemed.

Deeming does not apply in situations where a family does not have a residence.

The following resources cannot be deemed during resource deeming:

The following resources cannot be deemed during Medicare Cost Sharing coverage type resource deeming:

  1. A pension fund is not counted as a resource in the deeming process if it is owned by:
    • An ineligible spouse OR
    • An ineligible parent
  2. This exclusion applies to pension funds administered by an employers or union OR
    • Pension funds administered by an employers or union OR
    • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) OR
    • Keogh accounts