Hi all, I recently assisted a married same sex couple apply for health insurance. They were in the process of adopting two young children and were concerned there was nothing in the drop-down list she felt was an acceptable response for “what is the child’s relationship to….”. We called the Connector Assister line. […]
I have a client who is paid cash through his employer, as are all/most of the employees there. He is afraid of getting the employer in trouble with Dept. of Labor/getting reported. Connector asks for pay stubs, proof of income. Doubtful that this employer would be willing to write a letter stating that the client […]
My question is regarding income that is counted for health insurance purpose. As far as I know only taxable income should be included in the applications. On the paper application there is no reference to DTA, Refugee Cash Assistance. Could this be considered for income purpose? Thank you. Alvaro Marques
Family of 4. Husband and wife have been separated for 2 years. Live in separate households. They have 50/50 custody of 2 minor children. They filed joint tax return last year. They expect to be legally divorced by end of this year and file separate taxes. How do I break down what minors go with […]
Good morning, Over the past few days I have had two cases that have negative RENTAL income and the hCentive system will not allow me to enter a negative number in the CURRENT income section for MassHealth purposes. In both cases I had to put $0, which was ok for one of the cases as […]
Hi, I know now to look out for a dependent’s tax return. That income is included in the calculation for MassHealth and Health Connector programs. The instructions on the 8962, page 6 worksheet 1-2 show that you add all dependents’ 1040s together along with the head of household’s return to determine adjusted gross income. I […]
On 6/3/16 I did a renewal for a member. She and her daughter were both on Mass Health Standard until that point. She received more hours and a raise at her job, which bumped her over the 138% FPL, and it offered her a Connector Care Type 2B plan. She enrolled, but when she went […]
Hi, I realize it can be confusing trying to figure out which options to use in the online system when it comes to employment. Sometimes its hard to choose between self-employed and job income. Here is some additional information I feel others might be interested in: If an individual is receiving income but taxes are […]
Hi, I have an individual who claims their son as a dependent on taxes. Their son also files their own tax return because the son’s income is over $6,300 for 2016. The son is over 19. What is the best way of representing this income correctly in the application to receive the correct determination? Who […]
Hi All, I am in the process of doing an application with a young, unemployed female with one seven year old child. She and her child were terminated from MH Standard because she did not return the Eligibility Review Form. The problem is her living situation. She and the child’s father live in separate […]