The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently announced that the Community Spouse Resource Allowances and Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowances will not be increasing in 2010. This relates to the fact that the consumer price index upon which the spousal impoverishment standards are based did not increase. As such, for 2010, the Maximum Community Spouse Resource Allowance will remain at $109,560.00, and the Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance will remain at $2,739.00. You may review the memo issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services here.
On a related subject, the Department of Veterans Affairs has also announced that the 2010 veterans compensation and pension rates will not be increasing in 2010. You may review the announcement here.
