Eligibility Determination Using Modified Adjusted Gross Income: Implications for Enrollment under Health Reform (2010)

Principal Investigator: John Czajka, PhD

This project will analyze the potential implications of the PPACA provision requiring states to use “modified adjusted gross income” (MAGI) to determine income eligibility for medical assistance under state plans and waivers.  The project will convene a meeting between state officials and policy experts to discuss these implications and will use the CPS to conduct an empirical analysis to determine how MAGI compares with other income definitions that selected state have used.  Through these analyses, researchers will develop a set of guidelines for states to use in translating their particular Medicaid/CHIP income definitions into the MAGI and filing-unit concepts that PPACA requires.

Read the Program Results Report for this project.

Publications

Translating Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) to Current Monthly Income
(May 2013, Issue Brief)

Income Eligibility for Assistance under the ACA: The Question of Monthly vs. Annual Income
(May 2013, Issue Brief)

Implementing Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act: Issues Facing State Medicaid and CHIP Programs
(July 2012, Issue Brief)

Implementing Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act: Issues Facing State Medicaid and CHIP Programs
(November 2011, Presentation)

Modified Adjusted Gross Income: Implications for Medicaid Eligibility Systems under the ACA
(July 2011, Report)

Medicaid Eligibility Determination under the ACA: Challenges for States
(April 2011, Webinar)