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  1. How much of this information on Medicaid were you familiar with prior to reading it?
  2. Are you familiar with the Medicaid guidelines in your home state?
  3. A Texan family of four qualifies for Medicaid if their yearly income is $32,499 or less. Do you think this amount is too low, too high, or adequate?

Poverty Rate

The poor who have children are covered by Medicaid and receive government assistance through Medicaid depending on family size and income. Here are the 2017 guidelines for the state of Texas. Keep in mind that each state develops its own Medicaid program following federal guidelines, so Medicaid varies from state to state. Here are the services that are covered for Texas Medicaid families:

Needed services, which could include:

  • Doctor’s visits
  • Vaccines
  • Drugs ordered by a doctor
  • Lab tests and X-rays
  • Hospital care
  • Glasses
  • Rides to the doctor

An adult caring for a child can also qualify for Medicaid. For the adult to get this type of Medicaid, the child they are caring for must:

  • Live with them.
  • Get Medicaid.
  • Be age 17 or younger or age 18 and attending school full time.

The adult caring for the child must be a:

  • Parent
  • Step-parent
  • Sibling
  • Step-sibling
  • Grandparent
  • Uncle or aunt
  • Nephew or niece
  • First cousin
  • A child of a first cousin (first cousin once removed)

 

The below guidelines indicate the monthly and yearly income that qualifies a family for Medicaid.

A Family of Two

  • If the monthly income is $1,784 or less, or the yearly income is $21,404 or less, you may qualify for Children’s Medicaid.

A Family of Three

  • If the monthly income is $2,246 or less, or the yearly income is $26,952 or less, you may qualify for Children’s Medicaid.

A Family of Four

  • If the monthly income is $2,709 or less, or the yearly income is $32,499 or less, you may qualify for Children’s Medicaid. The above income levels will be similar in each state. For example, in California, the yearly income for a family of four must be less than $32,319. If one parent worked full-time and earned less than $15.50 per hour, then the family would qualify for Medicaid in Texas and California.

The above income levels will be similar in each state. For example, in California, the yearly income for a family of four must be less than $32,319. If one parent worked full-time and earned less than $15.50 per hour, then the family would qualify for Medicaid in Texas and California.