Regarding the new public charge rule

[SalishSea 16,770]

Just now, Drenimarcus said:

Minnesota Prairie County Alliance

Is that a Medicaid program?

[Gyyomme 273]

Just now, Drenimarcus said:

Minnesota Prairie County Alliance provides the health insurance she is on

 

[Gyyomme 273]

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

Is that a Medicaid program?

i dont know, that is why i am trying to find out on here

[SalishSea 16,770]

2 minutes ago, Drenimarcus said:

i dont know, that is why i am trying to find out on here

No one here will necessarily know how that particular program is funded.  You need to find out from the program directly.

[Gyyomme 273]

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

No one here will necessarily know how that particular program is funded.  You need to find out from the program directly.

okay thanks!

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Your wife should know if she’s on Medicaid.

 

Does she pay for her coverage? Does she have a substantial income?

[Gyyomme 273]

8 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Your wife should know if she’s on Medicaid.

 

Does she pay for her coverage? Does she have a substantial income?

Yes she pays and she has a substantial income, thanks

[janet3 1,170]

5 hours ago, Drenimarcus said:

i dont know, that is why i am trying to find out on here

Did she go to the welfare office?(Department of Human Service, Department of Social Services, or anything similar....she would have traveled to the office to apply) That equals Medicaid benefits.

Or did she apply online at the health insurance marketplace?

 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2019 by janet3

[yuna628 9,528]

I am not 100% clear on this but from what I can tell this program is either Medical Assistance or Medicaid (things you do not qualify for) OR the health exchange program for your current state (referred to as MNSURE or MinnesotaCare) . If it is the health exchange, this makes sense why it would be asking your immigration status. Only legal immigrants would qualify for this program. Since you have not filed for AOS yet, you do not have the legal proof they will likely require. For instance, for the federal exchange, an immigrant may utilize their AOS NOA1 as valid proof, or an EAD, or the Green Card - whichever is first. From the documentation I have seen, it is likely MN requires the EAD first - something you don't currently have, and it will take some time to get.

 

So what you need to do is determine exactly what coverage this program is. If it is Medicaid stay far away.

File your AOS. If you get your AOS in by October, the new rules will not apply to you. You're going to have a long wait to prove your status though.

Other options: purchase a private insurance plan. They won't be asking you about your legal status in that case. That is pretty much the fastest way to have coverage.

 

For what it's worth the new rules do not prohibit someone from utilizing the state or federal exchange. It does say greater positive weight will be given to those who have private plans. The wording does not clarify what that means... but if you get your AOS application in before October, it won't much matter for you anyway.

 

[Gyyomme 273]

48 minutes ago, janet3 said:

Did she go to the welfare office?(Department of Human Service, Department of Social Services, or anything similar....she would have traveled to the office to apply) That equals Medicaid benefits.

Or did she apply online at the health insurance marketplace?

 

 

 

we went to their office to pick up forms and yes it is similar to Department of Human Service, Department of Social Services. So that equals Medicaid? she says it is state insurance tho, thanks so much for your input!

Edited August 18, 2019 by Drenimarcus
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[Gyyomme 273]

32 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I am not 100% clear on this but from what I can tell this program is either Medical Assistance or Medicaid (things you do not qualify for) OR the health exchange program for your current state (referred to as MNSURE or MinnesotaCare) . If it is the health exchange, this makes sense why it would be asking your immigration status. Only legal immigrants would qualify for this program. Since you have not filed for AOS yet, you do not have the legal proof they will likely require. For instance, for the federal exchange, an immigrant may utilize their AOS NOA1 as valid proof, or an EAD, or the Green Card - whichever is first. From the documentation I have seen, it is likely MN requires the EAD first - something you don't currently have, and it will take some time to get.

 

So what you need to do is determine exactly what coverage this program is. If it is Medicaid stay far away.

File your AOS. If you get your AOS in by October, the new rules will not apply to you. You're going to have a long wait to prove your status though.

Other options: purchase a private insurance plan. They won't be asking you about your legal status in that case. That is pretty much the fastest way to have coverage.

 

For what it's worth the new rules do not prohibit someone from utilizing the state or federal exchange. It does say greater positive weight will be given to those who have private plans. The wording does not clarify what that means... but if you get your AOS application in before October, it won't much matter for you anyway.

 

she says it is state insurance(MNSURE), not filing AOS yet currently disqualifies her from adding me to her state insurance? and yes we will ask what coverage it is. Thank you so much for your reply! we getting AOS sent this week, forms filled, just gathering the additional docs,. The health guys did give us 30 days to reply, hopefully we have the noa1 and we can use that as valid proof. Thank you sooo much!

Edited August 18, 2019 by Drenimarcus
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[janet3 1,170]

8 minutes ago, Drenimarcus said:

we went to their office to pick up forms and yes it is similar to Department of Human Service, Department of Social Services. So that equals Medicaid? she says it is state insurance tho, thanks so much for your input!

Okay....that sounds more like Medicaid and not the marketplace. 

You will probably not be eligible to be on her insurance if it’s Medicaid (but.... I would NOT apply...or even TRY to apply under her current insurance policy if it is Medicaid)  

 

 

[Gyyomme 273]

1 minute ago, janet3 said:

Okay....that sounds more like Medicaid and not the marketplace. 

You will probably not be eligible to be on her insurance if it’s Medicaid (but.... I would NOT apply...or even TRY to apply under her current insurance policy if it is Medicaid)  

 

 

she says it is MNSURE which is state insurance, does that qualify as Medicaid?

[Ash.1101 1,755]

1 minute ago, Drenimarcus said:

she says it is MNSURE which is state insurance, does that qualify as Medicaid?

https://www.mnsure.org/shop-compare/financial-help/ma-mncare/index.jsp

[yuna628 9,528]

6 minutes ago, Drenimarcus said:

she says it is state insurance(MNSURE), not filing AOS yet currently disqualifies her from adding me to her state insurance? and yes we will ask what coverage it is. Thank you so much for your reply! we getting AOS sent this week, forms filled, just gathering the additional docs. Thank you!

Correct. You have no current way of proving your immigrant status to them so they can't add you. State exchange and federal exchange programs work a little differently than private insurance companies that don't much care about proving your status, so long as you answer basic questions and pay the premium. Here is MNSURE's guide to immigration stuff. https://www.mnsure.org/assets/MNsure_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Reference_Guide_tcm34-351402.pdf

https://www.mnsure.org/new-customers/who-can-enroll/requirements.jsp

 

Since they need to know if you are lawfully present in the US or not, you have nothing to provide them to prove it.

 

1 minute ago, janet3 said:

Okay....that sounds more like Medicaid and not the marketplace. 

You will probably not be eligible to be on her insurance if it’s Medicaid (but.... I would NOT apply...or even TRY to apply under her current insurance policy if it is Medicaid)  

 

 

MNSURE, from what I can tell all falls under the same thing. It operates both Medicaid and the state exchange. But MNSURE seems to be the exchange. Check this page. https://www.mnsure.org/new-customers/whatis-mnsure/index.jsp Hopefully there is clarification here.