By skyforbes Hi, I’m looking for some clarification on whether I may be eligible for Medicaid in Michigan in regard to my employment status and assets and household size. I’m a single individual living in a home that I own that doesn’t have a mortgage or rent. I unfortunately lost my job due to “attendance and job performance” issues back on August 14th. (Job issues stemmed from losing my brother in law to a long battle with cancer at the beginning of June and then losing my mother one month later in July and missing work due to grief and loss. I was applying for an FMLA/ADA leave of absence at the beginning of August and I was terminated on August 14th, before I was able to turn in my doctors documentation). However, due to that I was deemed ineligible for unemployment, so I currently have zero income. I have some savings—about 8k, but no other cash on hand or any sources of income. I got a new car back in March (which I own free and clear without a car payment) and have yet to sell my old car (which is a 2011 Toyota Corolla and is probably worth 3-6k in a private sale or dealer sale). So I’m worried about being over the “asset limit”. I’ve looked into ACA Marketplace insurance and that seems super expensive and I’m worried I’ll just blow through my savings before I can find new work and an employee provided insurance plan. I’ve been actively looking for a job since I was terminated, however I’ve not had any luck yet finding anything. Lastly, and I’m not sure if this factors in regarding household size, but my partner has used my address for the last 10 years or so, but has lived elsewhere full time for the last 3 years approximately. Could I possibly qualify for Medicaid in Michigan given these circumstances and my current assets, or does anyone have any advice? I read somewhere that you can be disqualified from benefits due to termination or misconduct? As well as there possibly being a one car limit, and limits on the cash you have on hand in checking or savings? Just wondering if it’s worth the trouble of applying if I’m just going to be denied. Or if I’ll have something called a “spend down” and what that might look like? Sorry for the lengthy post! I was attempting to keep it short and failed lol.😬 Thanks for any advice or information you may have!