Biden administration will expand health care coverage for immigrants under DACA
Source: ABC News
May 3, 2024, 5:11 AM
The Biden administration has finalized plans to expand government-subsidized health insurance for people brought to the country illegally as children but shielded from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Immigrants with DACA status receive protections from deportation but had been formerly barred from receiving health care coverage made available by the Affordable Care Act.
But now, an estimated 100,000 previously uninsured DACA holders can enroll in coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, fulfilling a pledge the White House made last year.
"Dreamers are our neighbors and friends; They are students, teachers, social workers, doctors, and nurses. More importantly, they are fellow Americans," Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement on Thursday, referring to the frequent nickname for DACA holders.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-administration-expand-health-care-coverage-immigrants-daca/story?id=109885925
Link to HHS PRESS RELEASE - Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Policies to Increase Access to Health Coverage for DACA Recipients
Link to White House STATEMENT - Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on Final Rule to Expand Health Coverage for DACA Recipients
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