Pregnant and unemployed. Who is counted in “Household Size/Income” when seeing if you’re elegible for Medicaid?

I live in NJ and am currently pregnant. I got laid off in May. I’m collecting Unemployment benefits. Husband and I got married in Jan 2024 so we haven’t done taxes together yet. He’s still employed.

I’m looking at this eligibility chart and am confused about certain things: https://njfamilycare.dhs.state.nj.us/who_eligbl.aspx

It states “Financial eligibility for individuals seeking eligibility for NJ FamilyCare will be based on their Modified Adjusted Gross Income or MAGI. This means the income and household size will be determined by their latest federal tax return which when filed, can be electronically verified. The tax-based household size provides a simplified income calculation.”

I’m trying to see if I’d qualify for Medicaid and have the following questions.

Since we haven’t filed taxes together yet, would my husband’s income come into play when calculating “Household Size/Income” or it’s ONLY based on my latest tax return (which I filed as single)?

But now I’m unemployed and I am no longer earning what was reported in my last tax return, so how does that work?

Our first time filing taxes together would be at the end of this year (for 2024). Does that mean that even if I DO get Medicaid, it would end then? (counting my husband’s income will likely put us above the income level)

Does my unborn baby count in “Family Size”?

Does the current benefits I am collecting from Unemployment affect my eligibility?

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