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Turbineguy

(37,365 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:21 PM Jan 2014

Medicaid-Obamacare question

Is there an income gap situation where a person can be earning too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to qualifiy for the Obamacare subsidy?

The person making this claim lives in California.

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Medicaid-Obamacare question (Original Post) Turbineguy Jan 2014 OP

I do not know in CA, but it is the case in states where the governor did not extend Medicaid. Mass Jan 2014 #1

More here, concerning CA and kids under Medicaid when parents are not. Mass Jan 2014 #4

yes, but not in California OKNancy Jan 2014 #2

Yes, there is an income gap between about 15,500 to 21,500 gerogie2 Jan 2014 #3

Mass

(27,315 posts)

1. I do not know in CA, but it is the case in states where the governor did not extend Medicaid.

Reply to Turbineguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:28 PM

Jan 2014

There are also states where assets are taken into account for Medicaid. In this case, the person may not be qualified for Medicaid, but its income may be less than 133% of Poverty line and would be too low for subsidies. I think it may be the case for CA, but somebody from there may confirm.

Mass

(27,315 posts)

4. More here, concerning CA and kids under Medicaid when parents are not.

Reply to Mass (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:41 PM

Jan 2014

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Answers-sought-on-families-Medicaid-problems-5182121.php

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

2. yes, but not in California

Reply to Turbineguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:33 PM

Jan 2014

I is that way in Oklahoma. My daughter is self-employed and I told her to estimate her income high enough to qualify.

gerogie2

(450 posts)

3. Yes, there is an income gap between about 15,500 to 21,500

Reply to Turbineguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:35 PM

Jan 2014

The person can still get the subsidized insurance, but they don't have to. A person in this gap would have a hard time making payments for H.C.I. and maintaining a roof over their head.

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