2.7 Group Examples

Example 1

Temperance (36) and Seeley (40) are married parents and are not filing taxes. They have one daughter, Christine (1).

Person	BC+ Category	Temperance	Seeley	Christine
Temperance	MAGA	EA	CA	CC
Seeley	MAGA	CA	EA	CC
Christine	MAGC	CA	CA	EC

Example 2

Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are married parents filing taxes separately but living together. They have two daughters, Jane (18) and Elizabeth (17). Jane’s husband, Charles (20) also lives with them. Mr. Bennett is claiming Jane, Elizabeth, and Charles as his tax dependents.

Person	BC+ Category	Mr. Bennett	Mrs. Bennett	Jane	Elizabeth	Charles
Mr. Bennett	MAGA	EA	CA	CC	CC	CA
Mrs. Bennett	MAGA	CA	EA	XC	XC	XA
Jane	MAGC	CA	CA	EC	CC	CA
Elizabeth	MAGC	CA	CA	CC	EC	XA
Charles	MAGS	XA	XA	CC	XC	EA

Example 3

Evie (29) and Derrick (32) are divorced parents. Their son, Neal (8), lives with Evie 80% of the time and 20% of the time with Derrick. Per their divorce agreement, this is Derrick’s year to claim Neal as his tax dependent. Evie also files taxes. Evie is pregnant with her second child. Evie, Derrick, and Neal are all applying for health care. Evie and Neal will be on their own application. Derrick will have to apply on a separate application.

Person	BC+ Category	Evie	Derrick	Neal
Evie	MAGA	EA (+1)	-	XC
Derrick	MAGS	-	EA	CC
Neal	MAGC	CA (+1)	-	EC

Example 4

Same as above, except Neal lives 60% of the time with Evie and 40% of the time with Derrick, and neither Evie nor Derrick file taxes.

Person	BC+ Category	Evie	Derrick	Neal
Evie	MAGA	EA (+1)	-	CC
Derrick	MAGA	-	EA	CC
Neal	MAGC	CA (+1)	-	EC

Example 5

George (50) and Lucille (40) are married tax filers and are filing jointly. They have three tax dependents: Michael (14), Lindsay (14), and Buster (6). Buster is Lucille’s nephew who George and Lucille care for. Michael and Lindsay are George and Lucille’s children. George and Lucille also care for George’s nephew Tobias (17) but will not claim him as a tax dependent. All six individuals are requesting health care.

Person	BC+ Category	George	Lucille	Michael	Lindsay	Buster	Tobias
George	MAGA	EA	CA	CC	CC	CC	XC
Lucille	MAGA	CA	EA	CC	CC	CC	XC
Michael	MAGC	CA	CA	EC	CC	CC	XC
Lindsay	MAGC	CA	CA	CC	EC	CC	XC
Buster	MAGL	XA	XA	XC	XC	EC	XC
Tobias	MAGL	XA	XA	XC	XC	XC	CC

Example 6

Danny (45) and Vicki (40) are non-married co-parents. They submit a BadgerCare Plus application for themselves, Danny’s daughter DJ (22), Vicki’s daughter Stephanie (13) Danny and Vicki’s daughter, Michelle (10) and Danny’s brother, Uncle Jesse (40). Danny claims DJ and Jesse as his tax dependents, while Vicki claims Stephanie and Michelle as her tax dependents.

Person	BC+ Category	Danny	Vicki	DJ	Stephanie	Michelle	Jesse
Danny	MAGA	EA	XA	CA	XC	XC	CA
Vicki	MAGA	XA	EA	XA	CC	CC	XA
DJ	MAGS	CA	XA	EA	XC	XC	CA
Stephanie	MAGC	XA	CA	XA	EC	CC	XA
Michelle	MAGC	CA	CA	XA	CC	EC	XA
Jesse	MAGS	XA	XA	XA	XC	XC	EA

Uncle Jesse and DJ will need to file their own applications.

Example 7

Emily is a 52-year-old grandmother who cares for her daughter, Lorelai (18) and her granddaughter, Rory (2). Emily is the primary caretaker of Rory. Lorelai has graduated high school. Nobody files taxes.

Person	BC+ Category	Emily	Lorelai	Rory
Emily	MAGN	EA	XC	XC
Lorelai	MAGC	CA	EC	CC
Rory	MAGC	XA	CC	EC

Example 8

Same example as example 7, except Emily is claiming Lorelai and Rory as her tax dependents.

Person	BC+ Category	Emily	Lorelai	Rory
Emily	MAGN	EA	CC	CC
Lorelai	MAGC	CA	EC	CC
Rory	MAGC	XA	CC	EC

Example 9

Merida is 18 years old. She lives with her parents, Elinor and Fergus. Merida is filing taxes for herself. She is not claimed as a tax dependent by anyone. Elinor and Fergus are filing taxes as married, filing jointly. They are not claiming any tax dependents.

Person	BC+ Category	Merida	Elinor	Fergus
Merida	MAGC	EC	XA	XA
Elinor	MAGA	XC	EA	CA
Fergus	MAGA	XC	CA	EA

This page last updated in Release Number: 25-03
Release Date: 08/13/2025
Effective Date: 08/13/2025