Other classes of immigrants, including asylum seekers and people with temporary protected status, are already eligible to purchase insurance through the
FILE – An insurance agent talks with clients inside the main location of Las Madrinas de los Seguros, Spanish for “The Godmothers of Insurance,” at a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year under a new directive the Biden administration released Friday, May 3, 2024. Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S.
While it may help Biden boost his appeal at a crucial time among Latinos, a crucial voting bloc that he needs to turn out to win the election, the move is certain to prompt more criticism among conservatives about the president’s border and migrant policies. “They incur higher costs and debts when they do finally receive care,” Becerra told reporters on a call. “Making Dreamers eligible to enroll in coverage will improve their health and well-being and strengthen the health and well-being of our nation and our economy.”
Then-President Barack Obama launched the DACA initiative to shield from deportation immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children and to allow them to work legally in the country. However, the “Dreamers” were still ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance programs because they did not meet the definition of having a “lawful presence” in the U.S.
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