State Policy/Initiative

Continuous Employment Incentive Apple Health for Workers with Disabilities

“The Apple Health for Workers with Disabilities program policy and procedures described here are effective January 1, 2020.

Purpose: This section describes the Apple Health for Workers with Disabilities (HWD) program. HWD recognizes the employment potential of people with disabilities. The enactment of the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act or the Ticket group of 1999 and the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 enable many people with disabilities to work and keep their health care.”