Expert guides about medicaid in Virginia from Brevy Care.
If a Virginia Medicaid renewal packet just arrived in your mailbox, do not set it aside: an unreturned renewal can end your coverage even if you still qualify.
If your Virginia Medicaid was denied, reduced, or terminated, you can appeal and request a fair hearing, and filing before the action takes effect can keep your coverage in place.
Virginia's Medicaid program pays for care at home and in the community through the Commonwealth Coordinated Care (CCC) Plus Waiver.
If your loved one lives in a Virginia nursing home on Medicaid, they keep a Personal Needs Allowance of $40 a month for their own use.
Does Virginia Medicaid pay for a nursing home? Yes, and it is what most families rely on once savings run out and Medicare's short rehab benefit ends.
Virginia Medicaid (Cardinal Care) pays for nursing home and CCC Plus Waiver care through a medically needy spend-down, so applicants over the $2,982/month limit qualify without a Miller Trust.
Virginia Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules protect the at-home spouse when a husband or wife enters a nursing home or a long-term care waiver on Medicaid.
Virginia's three main Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay your Medicare Part B premium, and for the lowest-income enrollees they wipe out Medicare deductibles and copays too.
Virginia Medicaid estate recovery is how the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) recovers, after a member's death, what Medicaid paid on that member's behalf.
You can apply for Virginia Medicaid online through CommonHelp, by phone with Cover Virginia at 1-855-242-8282, by mail, or in person at your local Virginia DSS office.
Virginia's 2026 Medicaid income limits are about $1,835 a month for one adult aged 19 to 64 and $2,982 a month for aged, blind, or disabled residents who need long-term care.