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Iowa · Financial Eligibility

# Iowa Medicaid Asset Limits

Last updated 2026-10-20

Iowa HHS keeps the resource math straightforward at the baseline level: $2,000 for a single applicant and $3,000 for a married couple living together, under the SSI-related resource rules. That same $2,000 figure shows up again in the state's 2026 Elderly Waiver quick guide, confirming it applies across both institutional and waiver pathways. What these numbers don't cover on their own is availability, exclusions, how ownership is structured, and how assets get attributed between spouses — all of which still have to be worked through before treating the limit as a complete answer.

## Iowa figures

- Individual resource limit: $2,000
- Married-couple resource limit: $3,000

## Sources and official resources

- [Iowa HHS: Long-Term Care](https://hhs.iowa.gov/medicaid/services-care/long-term-care)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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