

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 2.2. Establishing Eligibility
2.2.1. Categorical Eligibility for Medicaid
For decades, people have qualified for Medicaid benefits based on categorical eligibility. The two most common eligibility categories have been as follows:
The Covered Families and Children population--parents, children, and pregnant women whose household income is at or below the income eli