Add Medicaid community engagement seasonal-worker income pathway

changelog.d/8572.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added a seasonal-worker six-month average income pathway for Medicaid community engagement.

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/hhs/medicaid/eligibility/medicaid_work_requirement_eligible.yaml

@@ -244,3 +244,39 @@
     medicaid_community_engagement_pass_through_eligible: false
   output:
     medicaid_work_requirement_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 27, seasonal worker with qualifying six-month average income meets the requirement.
+  period: 2027
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    employment_income: 0
+    monthly_hours_worked: 0
+    is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker: true
+    medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income: 580
+    medicaid_community_engagement_pass_through_eligible: false
+  output:
+    medicaid_work_requirement_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 28, seasonal worker below the six-month average income threshold fails.
+  period: 2027
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    employment_income: 0
+    monthly_hours_worked: 0
+    is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker: true
+    medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income: 579
+    medicaid_community_engagement_pass_through_eligible: false
+  output:
+    medicaid_work_requirement_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 29, non-seasonal worker does not qualify through six-month average income.
+  period: 2027
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    employment_income: 0
+    monthly_hours_worked: 0
+    is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker: false
+    medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income: 580
+    medicaid_community_engagement_pass_through_eligible: false
+  output:
+    medicaid_work_requirement_eligible: false

policyengine_us/variables/gov/hhs/medicaid/eligibility/is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker.py

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+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = Person
+    label = "Seasonal worker for Medicaid community engagement"
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    default_value = False
+    documentation = (
+        "Whether the person is a seasonal worker for the Medicaid community "
+        "engagement six-month average income pathway."
+    )

policyengine_us/variables/gov/hhs/medicaid/eligibility/medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income(Variable):
+    value_type = float
+    entity = Person
+    label = "Medicaid community engagement preceding six-month average monthly income"
+    unit = USD
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    default_value = 0
+    documentation = (
+        "Average monthly Medicaid MAGI household income over the preceding six "
+        "months for the seasonal-worker community engagement pathway."
+    )

policyengine_us/variables/gov/hhs/medicaid/eligibility/medicaid_work_requirement_eligible.py

@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ def formula(person, period, parameters):
         meets_monthly_income = person("earned_income", period) >= (
             monthly_income_threshold * MONTHS_IN_YEAR
         )
+        seasonal_worker = person(
+            "is_medicaid_community_engagement_seasonal_worker", period
+        )
+        six_month_average_income = person(
+            "medicaid_community_engagement_six_month_average_income", period
+        )
+        meets_seasonal_worker_income = seasonal_worker & (
+            six_month_average_income >= monthly_income_threshold
+        )
         # The individual is enrolled in an educational program at least half-time.
         is_enrolled_at_least_half_time = person(
             "is_full_time_student", period
@@ -94,7 +103,10 @@ def formula(person, period, parameters):
             | was_recently_incarcerated
         )
         meets_base_requirement = (
-            meets_monthly_work_hours | meets_monthly_income | exempted_from_work
+            meets_monthly_work_hours
+            | meets_monthly_income
+            | meets_seasonal_worker_income
+            | exempted_from_work
         )
         meets_conditions = meets_base_requirement | has_eligible_dependent_child
         return where(work_required_age, meets_conditions, True)