Part 1 - Non-MAGI MC MFBU

family budget units

MFBU

Medi-cal

INDEX

exercises

review

exercises

ineligible mfbu members

exercises

stepparents

non-mfbu members

exercises

diagramming

mfbu rule

Why is it important?

what is mfbu

what is

MFBU

A family budget unit is a group of family members who live together and share their income and expensesIt can include:

MFBU

1. Parents
2. Children
3. Other relatives who live in the same household

Here are a few reasons:

why is mfbu important?

Let's take a look at what we call Relative Financial Responsibility

relative financial responsibility

• Financial responsibility refers to the obligation of the relatives to support each other financially
• When a relative lives in the same householdd and is part of the MFBU, they may be responsible for supporting each other financially.

Spouse/Parent

So who is responsible for who?

relative financial responsibility

Why is the MFBU importnant

Medi-Cal eligibility is determined based on the income and household size of the family budget unit.The size of the family budget unit affects the income limit for qualifying for Medi-Cal