I checked with Medicaid AKA Medi-Cal in California. They told me that my income does count contrary to what the solution to this post said. However, I don't think the person I spoke with at the county was aware of this exception, I spoke with three different people though and they all said the same thing. I don't think they were aware of the exception of child claiming parent as dependent though. Here is a chart I found: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/Co-OPS-Sup/MAGIHouseholdSizeFlowChar...
This states that 'Someone other than the spouse or child' would be considered non-filer and does not count in the household size, however the Medi-Cal application asks to list the person that claimed the applicant. That flow chart is pretty much an easier to read version of https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/435.603#f_3_iv which the solution of this post was referring to.
Problem is everyone I speak with at the county's health & human services agency tell me something different.
