PM 09-04-01
If some of the money raised is used for immediate medically necessary needs, it can be used to meet spend-down and avoid benefit eligibility problems. That timing must be carefully coordinated because only funds spent in the same month they are received will not be counted as resources.
Ex: Suzie has a spenddown of $1,000. Suzie has a surgery scheduled for January. Suzie's grandmother writes a check for $1,000 to Suzie in January. Suzie cashes the check in January and spends it on a medically needed wheelchair. The $1,000 medical expense to purchase the wheelchair will meet Suzie's spend-down for January, putting Suzie in 'met' status and having full Medicaid coverage to cover the surgery.
