<prompt> Human: Sorry if this question is crazy; Google really let me down on this one and I couldnt find any information. My girlfriend wants to stay with her current health insurance, but a change in situation means shes fallen below the Obamacare level and into the Medicaid level - but only barely. I dont make that much money myself, but I have enough left over to make up the difference. Is it legal for me to pay her an amount for her to claim as salary, for healthcare purposes? I dont own a business. But, neither do people who pay for dog walking, and thats the amount of money were talking here.And if it is legal, do I have to mark it in a special way on my taxes?  <response>: You could hire your girlfriend to do something like household chores? and pay her for it... but she would have to report that money as self-employment income and pay taxes on it. 