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Patricia Nguyen

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  • Why a $200 Raise Can Cost More Than $200 in Combined SNAP and Medicaid Loss
  • How SNAP and Medicaid Count Income Differently for the Same Household
  • Why Your SNAP Interim Report and Medicaid Renewal Rarely Line Up
  • Which States Still Tie TANF Receipt to Automatic Medicaid Eligibility
  • Moving to a New State While on Section 8: What Transfers and What Restarts
  • Explaining Benefit Cliffs to a Client Who Just Got a Raise
Patricia Nguyen

Patricia covers how Medicaid, Medicare, and subsidized marketplace coverage intersect with other assistance programs, particularly around income thresholds and asset limits. She approaches each topic as a chain of dependencies, tracing what a single eligibility redetermination sets in motion elsewhere.

  • Benefit Cliffs & Earnings Thresholds

    Why a $200 Raise Can Cost More Than $200 in Combined SNAP and Medicaid Loss

    by Patricia Nguyen September 18, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen September 18, 2026

    A close look at the earnings range where a modest raise triggers losses across two programs at once.

  • Program Interaction Maps

    How SNAP and Medicaid Count Income Differently for the Same Household

    by Patricia Nguyen September 3, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen September 3, 2026

    A structural comparison of gross versus net income rules between SNAP and Medicaid for households on both.

  • Reporting Rules & Conflicting Deadlines

    Why Your SNAP Interim Report and Medicaid Renewal Rarely Line Up

    by Patricia Nguyen August 19, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen August 19, 2026

    A look at why SNAP’s reporting cycle and Medicaid’s renewal calendar almost never fall on the same date.

  • State-by-State Variation

    Which States Still Tie TANF Receipt to Automatic Medicaid Eligibility

    by Patricia Nguyen August 4, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen August 4, 2026

    A state-level look at where TANF enrollment still triggers automatic Medicaid coverage versus a separate application.

  • Household Change Events

    Moving to a New State While on Section 8: What Transfers and What Restarts

    by Patricia Nguyen July 20, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen July 20, 2026

    Explaining which parts of a Section 8 voucher move with a household across state lines and which require …

  • Caseworker Toolkit

    Explaining Benefit Cliffs to a Client Who Just Got a Raise

    by Patricia Nguyen July 5, 2026
    by Patricia Nguyen July 5, 2026

    Talking points for caseworkers helping a client understand why a raise didn’t translate into more usable income.

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  • How the SSI $1-for-$2 Rule Intersects With Medicaid Income Limits
  • Mapping the Income Range Where TANF Phases Out Faster Than SNAP
  • How SNAP and Medicaid Count Income Differently for the Same Household

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