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    Nov 24, 2009, 08:05 PM
    Eligibility for Medi-Cal Benefits
    Hello,
    I have a girlfriend who is single and pregnant. She is living in California and currently has no reliable monthly income and no real assets (other than a car and some household furnishings). She has catastrophic health coverage that does not cover pregnancy, She also has an inheritance trust account with Charles Schwab that has a value of approximately $100,000. This account was created about 5 years ago.
    My questions is: Will her trust account impact her Medi-Cal eligibility or are savings/trust accounts exempt when considering eligiblity for Medi-Cal?

    Thank you, Ecokat
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    Nov 24, 2009, 08:37 PM

    If she tells them about the trust account she will be denied.
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    Nov 25, 2009, 08:04 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by twinkiedooter View Post
    If she tells them about the trust account she will be denied.

    And if they run an asset search they will find it - why would she ask the taxpayers to pay her bills instead of using her own money?

    Is she expecting your child? If so, why aren't you paying at least a portion of her medical bills?
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    Nov 27, 2009, 01:32 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    And if they run an asset search they will find it - why would she ask the taxpayers to pay her bills instead of using her own money?

    Is she expecting your child? If so, why aren't you paying at least a portion of her medical bills?
    JKT - and the rest of America wonders why California is broke. It's folks like these that bleed the taxpayers dry when they've got plenty of dough. Why not have a "free" kid on the taxpayers? Yep. Great idea. Glad they thought of it.
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    Nov 27, 2009, 01:36 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by twinkiedooter View Post
    JKT - and the rest of America wonders why California is broke. It's folks like these that bleed the taxpayers dry when they've got plenty of dough. Why not have a "free" kid on the taxpayers? Yep. Great idea. Glad they thought of it.


    Agreed - amazing.
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