Webinar:
September 2024

Boosting Enrollment Among People Who Are Immigrants & Their Families: Outreach and Application Process Considerations  

In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on September 24, 2024, Gabrielle Lessard, Senior Policy Attorney at NILC, and Shelby Gonzales, Vice President for Immigration Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, provide an overview of barriers to enrollment and strategies to overcome these blocks when supporting people who are immigrants and their families enrolling in health coverage programs.

Webinar Resources

↓ Presentation Slides (PDF)

Webinar

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Public Charge

  • What is Public Charge?
  • Role for Consumer Assisters
  • Addressing Concerns Related to Privacy

Navigating the Application Process

  • Eligibility Verification
  • How the Marketplace Verifies Citizenship
  • Documents That Can Be Used to Prove Citizenship
  • How the Marketplace Verifies Immigration Status
  • Documents That Can Be Used to Prove Immigration Status
  • Process A: Person Appears Eligible for Medicaid
  • Process B: Person Treated as if in Medicaid Coverage Gap

HHS Rule Ends Bar on Marketplace Eligibility for People with DACA and Others

  • Lawfully Present ACA Marketplace and Basic Health Plan eligibility (effective Nov. 1, 2024)
  • Important Items Related to New Lawfully Present Standard

Unauthorized Agent and Broker Activity on ACA Marketplace

  • Unauthorized Enrollment and Plan Switches are on the Rise

Additional Resources

National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Resources:

Protecting Immigrant Families Resources:

HealthCare.gov Marketplace Resources: 

Health Reform: Beyond the Basics is a project of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities designed to provide training and resources that explain health coverage available through Medicaid, CHIP, and the Marketplace. It is aimed at navigators, advocates, state and local officials and others who help consumers get and keep their health coverage.

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