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Webinar OE5: Immigrant Eligibility for Health Coverage Programs

Presented in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center

In this webinar presented in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on October 4 and 24, 2017, Sonya Schwartz, a consultant with NILC, Shelby Gonzales, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Halley Cloud, the Health Outreach Manager at CBPP, provide an overview of immigrant eligibility polices for coverage programs and help explain how to navigate the application process for families that include immigrants.

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Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP Based on Immigration Status

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Eligible immigration statuses for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

  • “Qualified” immigrants
  • 5-year bar restriction
  • State flexibility

 

Eligibility for Marketplace Coverage Based on Immigration Status

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Eligible immigration statuses for Marketplace coverage

  • Example: Eligibility based on immigration status

 

Special Marketplace and PTC Eligibility

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Special Marketplace rules for seniors

  • Example: Tax dependents and applying for PTC

PTC for certain lawfully present people with low income

  • Example: Family with income under 100% FPL

 

Understanding & Addressing Concerns Immigrants May Have When Applying for Health Programs

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Addressing concerns related to:

  • Use of public benefits
  • Privacy
  • Non-applicants’ protections related to immigration status

Requests for Social Security Numbers

  • Applicants
  • Non-applicants

Tips for talking about immigration status

  • Example: Starting a conversation

 

Navigating the Application Process

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Eligibility verification

  • Why data matching may be unsuccessful
  • Tips to prevent and resolve data-matching issues
  • Documents to prove immigration status
  • Documents to prove citizenship

Data-matching issues for certain lawfully present people with low income

  • Process A: Appears eligible for Medicaid
  • Process B: Treated as if in the Medicaid coverage gap

 

Additional Resources

Resources | View  NILC resources and general resources

NILC | Tips for Addressing Immigrant Families’ Concerns When Applying for Health Coverage Programs | View resource

Webinar: Preventing and Resolving Data-Matching Issues | View webinar

Key Facts: Immigrant Eligibility for Health Insurance Affordability Programs | View key facts

Key Facts: Application Process for Families that Include Immigrants | View key facts

Beyond the Basics Webinar Series | View all webinars

Key Facts About Health Reform | View all key facts