r/Medicaid • u/blix-paraglot • 8d ago

I am on Medicaid and started receiving mineral dividends in June 2024.

I only remembered to report this to Medicaid Louisiana yesterday, and in a panic, I emailed five check stubs and a current revenue statement from the mineral lease, covering everything. I've had one routine doctor visit this year and one eye exam, which I paid for out of pocket, and I think I fully paid for my glasses myself. My one prescription, metoprolol for my hypertension, is free due to medicaid, and i think it is normally a $4 generic. As soon as I realized my mistake, I emailed them. I fully expect to be ineligible for Medicaid now due to the mineral revenue. Other than that, I have a 28 hour per week job at my local public library.

I am 58 years old now and have loud tinnitus and hyperacusis, which means I almost never leave my house except to go to work and buy essentials. I drive with ear muffs, and restrict my driving to short trips of about one mile, because of painful hearing sensitivity. But I've never tried to get on disability. My question is, am I in trouble? If they want me to repay anything, I'll be more than happy to do so.

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u/Bex_NameIsTooShort Professional (WA) 8d ago

How much income do you get each month from your job (before taxes) and from the dividends?

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u/someguy984 Trusted Contributor 8d ago edited 8d ago

Report the higher income and you will be moved to the ACA to pick a plan with subsidies. You will not get in trouble or have to repay because you are reporting as required.

Edit add: I would agree with "There could be some consequences for not reporting and the state could claw back monies that were paid when OP was not eligible for benefits."

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u/MelNicD 8d ago

She started receiving the dividends in June. Doesn’t a person only have so many days to report that?

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u/Local-Explanation977 8d ago

You are correct and in my state it is ten days from when the increased income occurs. For a big lump sum of money it is hard to claim that people didn't know about it. There could be some consequences for not reporting and the state could claw back monies that were paid when OP was not eligible for benefits.

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u/someguy984 Trusted Contributor 8d ago

Yes. Better late than never.

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u/blix-paraglot 8d ago

Thanks to everyone for their replies. My depression and insomnia have returned due to this major screw up on my part. I never read the fine print. I thought you did it at the end of the year so they would not re-up your coverage for the following year. Stupid, blissfully-ignorant me. I hope I can go back to sleeping at night, lying awake worrying is hell on earth. I'm a "he" or "they" btw. Sorry I didn't make it clear, not that my gender matters.