How do medical expenses affect the formulas?
· · The FAFSA has no questions on your family’s medical bills and therefore no affect on the family contribution. If your medical bills are larger than 4% of your total income then a separate written form documenting these expenses should be sent to the financial aid officer of the college you have chosen. Do not send this form of documentation to the federal government with the FAFSA or it will be discarded and the financial aid officer will not see it. · · The CSS Profile has a question that covers this part of your family’s contribution calculation. You do not need to send the above-mentioned form to these colleges.
The FAFSA has no questions on your family’s medical bills and therefore no affect on the family contribution. If your medical bills are larger than 4% of your total income then a separate written form documenting these expenses should be sent to the financial aid officer of the college you have chosen. Do not send this form of documentation to the federal government with the FAFSA or it will be discarded and the financial aid officer will not see it. The CSS Profile has a question that covers this part of your family’s contribution calculation. You do not need to send the above-mentioned form to these colleges.
