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HEAL Act Expands Access to Health Care Regardless of …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2020. CONTACT – Hayley Burgess, National Immigration Law Center, 202-805-0375, [email protected] – Nikki Metzgar, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, 202-599-7642, [email protected]. The HEAL Act Expands Access to Health Care Regardless of Immigration Status Legislation …

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Expanding Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English

WEBReducing Barriers, Improving Outcomes: Using Federal Opportunities to Expand Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

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Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

WEBInformation about immigration status may be used only to determine an individual’s eligibility. This explanation of how immigrants are included in health care reform is per provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) (encompassed in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. Law No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and

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Bipartisan Language Access Developments in Congress Pave the …

WEBTHE TORCH: CONTENTS November 6, 2023. In August, NILC documented the dire need to address health disparities through our report, Expanding Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). In the past month, two bipartisan bills have been introduced in Congress aligned with the report’s proposed policy solutions.

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New Policies Strengthen Language Access Protections in Health

WEBTHE TORCH: CONTENTS April 30, 2024. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil rights (OCR) has posted its finalized regulation updating Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Health Care Rights Law. The final rule strengthens antidiscrimination requirements for recipients of federal health …

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What to Know About the Biden Administration’s Proposed …

WEBTHE TORCH: CONTENTS By Gabrielle Lessard May 5, 2023. The senseless exclusion of immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage is finally ending.

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Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants in Various States

WEBTABLE Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants in Various States. Last revised March 2024. Federally funded Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) is available to otherwise-eligible “qualified” immigrants who entered the U.S. before August 22, 1996, and those who have held a “qualified” status for five years or longer.

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“Lawfully Present” Individuals Eligible under the Affordable Care Act

WEBUnder the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), individuals who are “lawfully present” in the United States are eligible to enroll in the health insurance marketplace and may qualify for premium tax credits and other affordable coverage options.

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DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care: 2023 Report

WEBMAY 2023 | A 223 2 47% 48% 71% Of those that are covered through insurance or an alternative plan, 80% of respondents indicate that they are covered through an employer or union, directly tying their health and coverage options to their employment.

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DACA Recipients Will Soon Be Eligible for ACA Coverage

WEBDACA recipients will be eligible for ACA enrollment November 1, with coverage beginning as soon as this December. This change in eligibility will require an investment in outreach and enrollment assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other entities to maximize the number of people who gain coverage.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The Affordable Care Act

WEB12. Will getting health coverage under the ACA be considered in the “public charge” determination when I apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status?

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REDUCING BARRIERS, IMPROVING OUTCOMES

WEBeducing arriers, Improving utcomes Using Federal Opportunities to Expand Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency 3 Research Demonstrates That Addressing Language Barriers Can Improve Health Outcomes Decades of academic research have documented how a lack of or

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Immigrants, Taxes, and the Affordable Care Act

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UPDATED OCTOBER 2013

WEBImmigrants’ Access to Driver’s Licenses, Higher Education, Workers’ Rights, and Community Policing. UPDATED OCTOBER 2013. Immigrants’ Rights Gain Ground in the States. 2018-2019. DECEMBER 2019. State and Local Immigrants’ Rights Developments, December 2019–August 2020. Investing in Collective Health and Well -Being State …

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TABLE Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants in Various …

WEBThis table describes state policies for providing health coverage to additional groups of immigrants, under federal options to cover lawfully residing children and pregnant persons, regardless of their date of entry into the U.S., or to provide prenatal care regardless of the pregnant person’s immigration status, using CHIP funds.

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Sponsored Immigrants and Benefits

WEBUnder “immigrant sponsor deeming,” the income and resources of the immigrant’s sponsor are considered, or “deemed,” to be available to the sponsored immigrant when they apply for certain public benefits, such as SNAP, TANF, and SSI. Some states have applied deeming rules in their federal Medicaid or CHIP programs.

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Author: Richard Irwin

WEBNational Immigration Law Center > Articles by: Richard Irwin Articles by: Richard Irwin. Author Archives: Richard Irwin Post navigation

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Category: News Releases

WEBCategory Archives: News Releases National Immigration Law Center Responds to the Reintroduction of the Dream Act in the U.S. Senate

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ISSUE BRIEF The Consequences of Being Uninsured

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Inmigrantes y la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA)

WEBEsta explicación de cómo están incluidos los inmigrantes en la reforma del cuidado de salud es por lo dispuesto en la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio de 2010 (ACA) (comprendido en la Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No. 111-148 ), modificada bajo la Health Care and Education Act of 2010 (Pub. Law No. 111-152).

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Supreme Court of the United States

WEB18. Under federal law, any immigrant who violates the registration laws is criminally liable, regardless of whether he is lawfully or unlawfully present. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1304(e) and 1306(a). However, Section 3’s criminal penalties for violating the same provisions are applicable only to unlawfully present immigrants.

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