Regular Family Medicaid (FM-F)
Regular Family Medicaid (FM-F) covers low income families who don't qualify
for FM-O because of income or other reasons.
How to Qualify:
Your net income (after deductions like a $90 work
allowance and child care expenses have been taken out) must not be more than the
Family Medicaid (FM-F) income
limit for your family size.If your income is above the income limit for Reguar
Family Medicaid (FM-F), you can spenddown or "buy" Medicaid coverage by paying
cash or turning in medical bills that bring your income below the income limit.The children must lack at least one parent's support
due to one of the following:
- Death
- Absence
- Inability to work
- Primary Wage Earner is unemployed or working less than 100 hours a
month
You can choose to leave children out of the
coverage who do not meet one of the above lack of support reasons or if you do
not want the child's income to count.You must be below the asset limit:
1 person - $2,0002 people - $3,000Each additional person add $25
