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Alien Emergency Medical Programs
AEM is for individuals who have a qualifying medical emergency and do not qualify for any other Apple Health program due to citizenship/immigration requirements. This includes qualified aliens who have not met the 5-year and are not exempt from the 5-year bar, nonpregnant nonqualified aliens, and undocumented individuals.
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Qualifications
To qualify for AEM, an individual must have or need at least one of the following:
- A qualifying emergent medical condition such as emergency room care, inpatient admission, or outpatient surgery
- A cancer treatment plan
- Dialysis treatment
- Antirejection medication for a postorgan transplant or on long-term care services (LTC)
- Assessment and treatment for the COVID-19 virus
Income qualifications
Income qualifications are determined by the eligibility requirements and income listed below:
Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Medicaid, Processed by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA)
- Individual is age 19 through 64
- Individual is not eligible for Medicare; and
- Follows MAGI rules established through the Healthplanfinder.
| Total number in family (including yourself) | Monthly income limit for free coverage |
Annual income limit for free coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,732 | $20,784 |
| 2 | $2,350 | $28,200 |
| 3 | $2,970 | $35,640 |
| 4 | $3,588 | $43,056 |
| 5 | $4,206 | $50,472 |
| 6 | $4,826 | $57,912 |
Classic Medicaid, processed by the WA State Dept. of Social and Health Services
- Individual is age 65 or older and is not a caretaker for a child under age 19;
- Individual is eligible for Medicare; or
- Individual is receiving long-term care services and not relatable to a MAGI program.
| Single Eligible | Eligible Couple | |
|---|---|---|
| Income | $943 | $1,415 |
| Resources | $2,000 | $3,000 |