Hi, I had a small fight with a MassHealth CSR about reporting 2016 income today. The MassHealth CSR proceeded to tell me that I could not update 2016 yearly income because the client was not seasonally employed. I walked the CSR through updating current monthly income, then attempted to get him to change total income […]
We’ve been told that disabled adult children (19+) who are dependents on their parents’ tax returns need the whole household to be entered in HIX with parent as head of household. The workaround for the adult child to have only his income considered is to be done by MEC in the MA21. I had one […]
Hi Loopers, Is division of property counted as income or is it considered to be an asset? If it’s considered income- does it fall within the same rules as lump sum in the sense that the division of property is only counted in the month received? Any clarity around this would be appreciated!
Hi, I am working with a client on their application for MassHealth CommonHealth. The individual is working disabled and has household income greater than 133% FPL. DES determined them not disabled in October 2015. The individual filled an appeal to be redetermined. They developed new diagnoses between the determination and the appeal. The individual delayed […]
Hi, I was hoping others could also write about some experiences with consumers who are upset about the advance premium tax credit process. Perhaps the Health Connector would be willing to explain the process better within the application itself. I had a consumer this morning, and another yesterday that complained that the tax credit process […]
I have an 18 year old disabled client who has been on MassHealth. Parents are working and have private insurance. She is declared as a dependent on her parents’ taxes. Does that mean that they need to be entered as a family of 3, with their total income or can she be entered as a family […]
Hi, My client is a single Mom who earns ~$35,000/year. She has 2 kids: A 19-year-old college student and a 15-year old. BUT (here’s the problem) her ex-husband claims both kids as tax dependents. In 2015, she & her older kids had ConnectorCare, $0 premium, the younger child has MassHealth. She recently got a letter stating that […]
Hi, I had an applicant in my office receiving a Shared Living Provider Stipend for income. This is a stipend for living in another’s house to assist with daily living activities, etc. This income is not taxable. After and extensive search for it within MAGI UC Berkeley Worksheet and looking at the IRS 8962 form […]
Hi all, The Health Connector’s estimator doesn’t seem to work anymore – it just tells you that someone should or should not qualify for APTCs, not how much they should be. It’s been like this for months…. So, I’ve been using this tool, from the Kaiser Foundation: http://kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/ , when I need to estimate what someone’s […]
Hi All, One question I’ve been meaning to ask is, why is it on the “Income Deductions” page of the on-line application, they only have space for one type of deduction. There is no “Add Another” button, like in the Income section where you can report more than one job or source per person. I […]