My parents are 58 years old and are uninsured. They cannot afford healthcare. They live in NJ. I'm planning to go to my county's social services to see if they can get medicaid. Does anyone know any specifics on medicaid? My dad works long hours as a limousine driver and for his taxes, he earned $100,000 last year. However, after all the deductions his adjusted gross income is only $22,500. His company does not have insurance so my dad is pretty much self-employed which states it in his tax return. They don't own a home, just rent. Everything goes out so he pretty much earns 22,500. My mom only worked part-time and didn't earn much but together the adjusted gross income is $23,000 and they have one dependent. I read on the website that they take the total income before the deductions so does this mean they take in that my dad earned $100,000 before the deductions? My parents only have $1000 in their bank account. Can they still get medicaid? even though my dad's gross income was that high, after deductions it's only 23,000.
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Your parents likely won't qualify. While certain expenses such as mortgage/rent are considered when adjusting your 'income', even if your father did his tax calculations correctly, their income is too high.
The $77,000 in deductions will likely be heavily scrutinized.
Either way, due to financing constraints, adults will not be covered under medicaid if their income is over the qualifying income of 133% of the relevant poverty level (which is $19,585/ for a family of 2 as of Jan 2011). If you live with your parents your income might be considered with the household income.
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Your parents likely won't qualify. While certain expenses such as mortgage/rent are considered when adjusting your 'income', even if your father did his tax calculations correctly, their income is too high.
The $77,000 in deductions will likely be heavily scrutinized.
Either way, due to financing constraints, adults will not be covered under medicaid if their income is over the qualifying income of 133% of the relevant poverty level (which is $19,585/ for a family of 2 as of Jan 2011). If you live with your parents your income might be considered with the household income.
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/
You can also screen for services that your parents may qualify for at: http://www.njhelps.org