| Chart Two | ||||||||||
| Annual cap percentages applied to median income | ||||||||||
| Annual | Total | Cap as % | Median | |||||||
| Benefit | Cap | of benefit | Equivalent | |||||||
| SSI | $7,236 | $450 | 6.2% | $2,137 | ||||||
| K-TAP | $2,864 | $450 | 15.7% | $5,400 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| If median income consumers paid the same % of income as medicaid recipients, cost at the cap would be in the $1000s | ||||||||||