COVID-19 Emergency Means Making Tax and Insurance Decisions
As COVID-19 affects employment nationwide, more New Jerseyans will need to make strategic decisions about health insurance and tax filing this year. Marketplace insurance and MAGI Medicaid are based on your 2020 Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI). There is special enrollment for a change in employment status. MAGI will include any unemployment you collect as well as any distributions from...
Going from ACA Medicaid to “Regular” Medicaid Can Be a High Wire Act Without Legal Assistance
New Jersey has a lot of roads to eligibility for Medicaid, and that’s a good thing. All of those roads are called NJ FamilyCare, and that’s a confusing thing.
Medicaid in New Jersey is provided by five Managed Care Organizations (MCO) now through NJ FamilyCare. You must choose one to get services, including long-term services and supports (LTSS), which will be coordinated by the...