Why does VIM BERKSHIRES have eligibility
guidelines?
VIM BERKSHIRES must set guidelines to best utilize the
gifts of our volunteers and donors and to assure that the
people who are most in need of our services receive them.
How to use these
guidelines: These guidelines will help you decide
whether you and your family can receive medical care at VIM
Berkshires.
Residence:
Berkshire
County
and the towns which adjoin southern
Berkshire
County: Canaan, North Canaan,
Colebrook, Norfolk,
Lakeville, and Salisbury, CT; and Ancram,
Austerlitz, Canaan, Copake, and Hillsdale, NY.
Age: You must be
19-64 years old.
Health Insurance:
You must be uninsured. Uninsured means you do not have:
Health insurance, either privately or employer paid, or
Mass Health, Medicare or Veteran’s care.
Income:
Your family’s gross income (before taxes) must be within the
income guidelines listed below. Family means nuclear
families and their dependants who live together in a
household.
♥VIM
Berkshires Eligibility Guidelines♥
Household Size Income Limit 2007 Guidelines
|
Size of Family
|
Minimum
Annual
Income
|
Maximum
Annual
Income
|
Maximum Weekly Gross
|
|
1
|
$10,212
|
$20,424
|
$392.80
|
|
2
|
13,692
|
27,384
|
526.66
|
|
3
|
17,172
|
34,344
|
660.51
|
|
4
|
20,652
|
41,304
|
794.37
|
|
5
|
24,132
|
48,264
|
928.23
|
|
6
|
27,612
|
55,224
|
1,062.08
|
|
7
|
31,092
|
62,184
|
1,195.94
|
|
8
|
34,572
|
69,144
|
1,329.79
|
|
Each additional member
|
$3,480
|
$6,960
|
|
|
