Katie Beckett waiver


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The Katie Beckett waiver allows children who would otherwise be institutionalized or hospitalized due to their complex needs to be cared for at home and still maintain Medicaid eligibility by waiving their parent’s income. It is named after the child (now a young woman) whose mother successfully advocated for it’s creation in Iowa in 1982. It may be called by different names in different states.

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