Medicare Advantage, or a Part C plan, is a plan members can purchase that provides their original Medicare benefits, covers co-pays, and possibly provide other benefits. Some Medicare Advantage plans provide a flexible spending card. Money is deposited onto the card each month and the member can use it to meet a variety of needs, possibly including food and rent.
An administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter saying the flex card is considered a method of providing a benefit. Since the money on the flex card is a benefit of the Medicare Advantage plan, it is not countable income for Medicaid-related benefits. State agencies must also exclude all MA supplemental benefits when determining income for SNAP.
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