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Motown_Johnny

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29. I live in MI also, from what I can tell.....

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 10:43 AM

Mar 2014

there seem to be two separate groups at work within this system. The first one is trying to deny people the Medicaid expansion to everyone possible. A coworker's daughter is going through the same thing you are right now.

The second group seems to come in later and is trying to get people eligible onto Medicaid. I received a letter a couple weeks ago stating that I may be eligible for Medicaid and to call the number provided for help.

I am above that threshold and am not eligible. My income is also going up this year so I will be even further from being eligible, so I gave that letter to my coworker to give to her daughter.

I can look into it and try to see if she even called it and what happened if she did. Other than that I would suggest telling them that you will file a tax return (even if you don't). If you have a W2 then just provide them with the numbers off of it and they should be able to get you going. You may need to scan in and upload a copy of it for them. I needed to do that to prove what my income was so that my subsidy was correct.

I wish you luck. (but you should have started this process months ago)

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Ok an ACA question since the person I talked to today didn't seem to understand... [View all] MysticHuman Mar 2014 OP

Michigan is participating in the expanded Medicaid program so you should qualify. PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #1

I agree.... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #3

Can you file anyway? yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #26

Michigan was a bit slow to expand Medicaid Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #2

You are correct... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #4

You definitely qualify. llmart Mar 2014 #5

I agree that I should qualify.... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #6

I had the same problem once when dealing with a NY program where the fees depended on your income. PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #10

Something similar happened to me when I applied for food stamps rocktivity Mar 2014 #11

but you still CAN file an income tax return hfojvt Mar 2014 #17

Well... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #19

Yieks yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #27

Thanks yeoman6987 MysticHuman Mar 2014 #31

EVERYONE should file a tax return EVERY year rocktivity Mar 2014 #7

Thanks rocktivity MysticHuman Mar 2014 #16

many others may be required to do this to qualify Supersedeas Mar 2014 #30

For Heaven's sake, file a return. WillowTree Mar 2014 #8

Of course MysticHuman Mar 2014 #15

I had a bad experience with free online filing hfojvt Mar 2014 #18

My ex wife and I always MysticHuman Mar 2014 #21

If single, try cancelling all applications, estimate 11,850 2014 income. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #9

Thanks... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #14

Cancelled everything.... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #32

The navigators are incompetent, and that is being nice. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #35

even if you don't pay taxes don't you still file a return ? JI7 Mar 2014 #12

Legally you have to make somewhere MysticHuman Mar 2014 #13

that doesn't sound legal hfojvt Mar 2014 #20

Again... MysticHuman Mar 2014 #22

If you are 'self-employed' you have to file and pay both the employee and employer's part of FICA PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #23

I was gonna say hfojvt Mar 2014 #24

this is true justabob Mar 2014 #25

Thanks PoliticAverse MysticHuman Mar 2014 #34

Then file the short form...shouldn't take long or difficult. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #28

I live in MI also, from what I can tell..... Motown_Johnny Mar 2014 #29

Thanks Motown MysticHuman Mar 2014 #33