I just got my state insurance back and now I may lose it again
I was unemployed while going to school this past semester, and I do not have the ability to be on a parent's insurance. I was on state insurance, and they kicked me off of it for no foreseeable reason. I rarely went to the doctor, dentist or hospital. I don't take any medications or have any conditions. I genuinely do not know why, but they fought with me for over a year saying I was ineligible for insurance despite being unemployed and a full time student.
Prior to being unemployed, I had a small part time job where I made below minimum wage and the rest was tips. I made $400 a week on average, which meets the requirement of an average of $1.7k per month ($400×52 weeks in a year divided by 12=1.7k per month) yet they denied me once again based off my income, and when I asked why, I was told they multiply weekly income by "4.5" and consider that my monthly income. When is there ever 4.5 weeks in a month?!?
So, I quit because I wanted to go back to school anyway, and my family was able to support me at the time. After arguing with them for months I finally got approved for insurance starting on the 31st of December.
Now, things have changed drastically due to my family losing a major source of income, and I had to get a job again and drop out of school to support my household. I feel like I just got my insurance back, I haven't even been able to book a single appointment yet, and it's already gonna get taken away from me again. My new job is only part time and $1 over minimum wage but even that will be considered "over the income restrictions".
I'm only 23. I don't understand why this country does this to good, hardworking people like me. I'm trying to go to school, get a career, and be a good citizen. I need to have health insurance, yet there are so many roadblocks. If I make $100 over what they allow they kick me off.
I'm looking for jobs with health insurance, but most of them (Starbucks, Costco, etc) aren't hiring… I genuinely don't know what to do.
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