By skyforbes I'm currently on Medicaid for adults in Missouri and my kids also have Medicaid.
My income is just below the level to qualify for an adult (me), but I have a few health problems (asthma, high bp, heart stuff that is still being figured out) that REQUIRE me to be covered to be able to live/work. My job does not offer any health care and I'm not married.
My kids' dad passed away a few months ago, and they are now about to start receiving survivors benefitsv through social security. These benefits will be just over $1k a month between them, so it will definitely would put me over the income limit.
Do they have to count this income? If so, is there any way to retain benefits for payment?
What would your advice be for someone in my predicament? I can't work without benefits, but it seems like between my kids' benefits and my job I won't qualify.
What do I do? I don't want to leave my job as it is ideal for someone with my health issues and obviously I need to pay rent and bills, but I'm not sure I could afford private insurance even with the extra money meant for my kids.
Please help me figure this out.