First of all--it is too late to prepare a 2019 tax return online now. The online software for a 2019 return is shut down and is in transition for 2020 returns which will be filed in 2021.
Secondly--does your friend have SSI or Social Security Disability? Those are commonly confused and are not the same thing. If she receives SSI it does not get reported on any tax return. If she receives Social Security, she gets a SSA1099 every January, but if the Social Security is her ONLY income she does not need to file a tax return.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND SSI?
https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-over-ussi.htm
So you are trying to find out what will happen if she loses the SSI or Social Security--whichever the case may be? She believes if she loses that income she will also lose Medicare?
This sounds more like an issue to discuss with Social Security than with an income tax forum.
I can tell you that it is possible for a person who is getting Social Security benefits to have Obamacare (marketplace) health insurance---and if they do then they are required to file a tax return even if SS is their only income. But usually those are people who are still under 65 who do not yet qualify for Medicare. YOu say she is 74.
But she needs to sort out her Social Security/SSI situation first.
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