Page 130

16.1 Income 16.1.1 Income Limits Population Income Limits for All Members Pregnant women 306% FPL Children under 19* 306% FPL Parents/Caretaker relatives 100% FPL Childless adults 100% FPL Family Planning Only Services 306% FPL *Children and pregnant women with income above the limit can become eligible by meeting a deductible. See SECTION 50.1 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL TABLE for the most recent FPL limits. The income limits under MAGI rules include the following income disregards. • Children, pregnant women and individuals eligible under Family Planning Only Services will be allowed an income disregard equal to 5% of the FPL in addition to a conversion factor adjustment equal to 1% of the FPL. While the income limit remains 300% FPL, CWW will actually test against an income limit of 306% FPL once the income disregard and conversion factor are included. • Parents, caretakers, and childless adults already have the income disregard included in the income limit of 100 percent FPL. CWW will test against an income limit of 100% FPL. Note Other effective income limits for children under MAGI rules will also reflect the addition of the 6% disregard with the exception that the income thresholds for children’s premiums will only be increased by 1%. 16.1.2 Income Under Modified Adjusted Gross Income Rules All taxable income is counted when determining BadgerCare Plus eligibility. Social Security income is also counted. See SECTION 16.2 INCOME TYPES NOT COUNTED for the list of income that is not counted. These rules apply to families that are filing taxes and those who are not. Within a MAGI group, income will be counted as detailed in CHAPTER 2 BADGERCARE PLUS GROUP. For any member whose income is budgeted for their assistance group, income under the countable income types listed in SECTION 16.4 EARNED INCOME and SECTION 16.5 OTHER INCOME will be counted and deductions under the types listed in SECTION 16.3 INCOME DEDUCTIONS will be allowed. See CHAPTER 2 BADGERCARE PLUS GROUP for determining the assistance group size. All MAGI group members’ income is counted with one exception: If a group member is the child or tax dependent of another group member, their income is only counted if they are “expected to be required” to file a tax return for the current year (see SECTION 2.8 MAGI INCOME COUNTING RULES).