| Chart One | |||||||||
| Proposed annual caps as % of benefits and median income | |||||||||
| SSI | K-TAP | Median | |||||||
| Monthly benefit | $603 | $262 | $2,864 | ||||||
| Yearly benefit | $7,236 | $3,144 | $34,368 | ||||||
| Rx cap as % | 3.1% | 7.2% | 0.7% | ||||||
| Med cap as % | 3.1% | 7.2% | 0.7% | ||||||
| Total cap as % | 6.2% | 14.3% | 1.3% | ||||||
| Notes | |||||||||
| SSI benefit is individual maximum for 2006 | |||||||||
| K-TAP benefit is maximum for family of 3 | |||||||||
| Median income is KY figure as provided in waiver proposal at page 5 | |||||||||
| Proposed Rx cap is $225 annually | |||||||||
| Proposed Med cap is $225 annually | |||||||||
| Observations | |||||||||
| K-TAP and SSI recipients who cap out on both Rx and Med will in all cases spend more than 5% of annual income | |||||||||
| K-TAP parents who cap out must spend more than double the % of income as SSI recipients | |||||||||
| The same caps at the KY median income would barely exceed 1% of income | |||||||||
| Caps that appear nominal based on median income are very high when applied to medicaid recipients | |||||||||
| Persons with multiple conditions and services will "bunch up" costs at higher percentages early in the year | |||||||||
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