Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
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Overview
The Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025 aims to expand access to health insurance for immigrants and their families by removing legal and policy barriers. Specifically, it seeks to make all lawfully present individuals eligible for federal health care programs, including Medicaid and CHIP, and to allow undocumented individuals to obtain coverage through the Affordable Care Act exchanges. The bill also eliminates state restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for lawful permanent residents and addresses inconsistencies in coverage for individuals with federally authorized presence.
Key provisions
- Expands Medicaid eligibility to include all lawfully present individuals, regardless of immigration status.
- Allows undocumented individuals to enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
- Eliminates state restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for lawful permanent residents.
- Defines ‘lawfully present’ to include individuals with deferred action or other federally authorized presence.
- Creates a special enrollment period for individuals granted federally authorized presence.
- Removes citizenship and immigration status barriers to accessing affordable health care under the ACA.
- Authorizes states to expand Medicaid and CHIP to individuals without lawful presence.
- Modifies Medicare Part A and Part B to include individuals lawfully present in the United States.
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