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Manual Title Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility Chapter M04 Page Revision Date January 2026 Subchapter Subject M04 MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (MAGI) Page ending with M0450.300 Page 30
A. Example #2 Non Tax Filer Three Generation Household (Using Jan. 18, 2018 figures) Sally Green is age 64, a grandmother who does not expect to file taxes this year. She is neither blind or disabled. She lives with her daughter Jane, age 20 and a full-time student, and her granddaughter Dee (Jane’s daughter), age 2. Sally takes care of Dee while Jane is attending school and working at her part-time job. Jane is pregnant with 1 unborn. They live in Hanover, a Group I locality. Sally doesn’t have Medicare. Income: Sally receives SSA widow’s benefits of $1,000 per month.
Jane earns $300 per month or $3,600 annually and is not required to file taxes.
The MAGI non-filer households are:
Person # - Household Composition Reason Sally 1 – Sally Non-filer grandmother Jane (PG) 3 – Jane, Jane’s unborn child & Dee Non-filer, her unborn child & non-filer’s child < 19 Dee 2 – Dee, Jane Non-filer child < 19 & non- filer child’s parent
Sally’s eligibility determination: Potential covered groups: Plan First MAGI Adult Monthly Income limits: MAGI Adult income limit for HH of 1=$1,346 Plan First 200% FPL income limit for HH of 1 = $2,024 5% FPL for 1 = $51 HH gross monthly income = $1,000 Sally’s SSA benefits Her gross income of $1,000 is less than the MAGI Adult limit of $1,346 for 1. Sally is eligible for full coverage in the MAGI Adult coverage group.