 [ Symptoms ] i am eligible for medicaid can i drop the insurance offered by my employer and just have medicaid  i currently have insurance for my family through my employer under the new income guidelines in my state we will be eligible for medicaid under the health care reform act will i have to pay a fine for not keeping my employers insurance i am not sure how all this works thanks mark [ Disease ] people with work based insurance that is considered affordable under the law will not qualify for subsidies if they instead of taking their employer is coverage buy a policy through the exchange but that does not apply to medicaid if your income qualifies you you can drop your employer is coverage and sign up for medicaid instead