By skyforbes I am not married, 20 year old woman living alone. I just got a job that will pay me $20 hourly with guaranteed full time hours (36-40hrs/week). I qualified for medicaid and SNAP prior to finding employment, but now that I have found employment I am worried I am going to lose my benefits, mostly medicaid. Does medicaid consider your monthly expenses such as rent and utilities when evaluating your eligibility? For me my bills come out to about 1,600-1,800/mo. If I am going to lose my benefits how much can I expect to pay for health insurance? I do have health issues that need ongoing treatment such as hypothyroidism, scoliosis, and I see a therapist once a week. I also need medication that would cost me quite a bit out of pocket without insurance.
Additionally, my new employer offers health benefits. I don't know wether to enroll for that now or wait to see if I lose my medicaid coverage (if so, would that be a qualifying event to enroll with my company outside of open enrollment?) is there such a thing as double coverage where I can have both at the same time for double coverage?
I really have no clue what I'm doing. Thank you for all the replies in advance.