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Title 8: Medicaid Page 85 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Income Policies for MAGI-Related Coverage… Revised April 11, 2025 Income Verification  When EDBC results in all household members being ‘Denied Over Income’ and there are expenses with a Not Verified Status, do not accept the EDBC results and cancel out prior to attempting to verify the expenses.  Complete WAGE/DBRO/WISE Look Ups to assist you in determining what income sources require verification when an individual on the case is denied/discontinued for No Aid Code - Verification or Deferred Verifications. A look up is not to be completed before EDS and EDBC is completed.  Electronic Data Look Up functionality available in ELIAS is only to be used as listed below under WAGE, DBRO, and WISE-SSA/SSI benefits when attempting to verify income for Medicaid ONLY.  When an individual self-attests to zero income and income is found when completing WAGE/DBRO/WISE Look Ups, follow up with the individual to clear up the discrepancy. If the individual continues to self-attest to zero income the worker must verify and run EDBC. If the individual self-attests to an amount other than zero income, attempt to verify the new amount by running electronic data sources (EDS).  When requesting self-employment income information, provide the client with examples of acceptable types of verification. Some examples are ledgers or income statements. A Federal Tax Return may be suggested along with another type of acceptable verification. Since providing a Federal Tax Return is only a suggestion, a client cannot be denied or discontinued if the form is not returned.  When EDBC results require verification of income or expenses, complete the following look ups to complete the MAGI Income Verification process:  WAGE – earned income. WAGE provides gross wages for an individual. The information found on this screen is not considered verified information. The information should be used only as an indicator that an individual may have wages that may require verification.  DBRO – unemployment insurance benefits (UIB). DBRO provides information on unemployment insurance benefits. The information found on this screen is considered verified information. The countable monthly amount is determined by taking the remaining balance as of the 1st day of the month of application and new certification period or the first day of the month that the change can be acted on, if reported timely and acted on timely, and dividing by 12.