Title: Here's how it works if you're undocumented and need health care - Marketplace
Headings: Here’s how it works if you’re undocumented and need health care
Here’s how it works if you’re undocumented and need health care
Here’s how it works
Also Included in

Content: The majority of their children are United States-born citizens who may qualify for Medicaid and CHIP coverage.” Some states and cities have tried to make access for undocumented people more available. California is providing subsidized medical insurance for low-income undocumented adults aged between 19 and 25, a $100 million state budget item. And there’s talk of expanding the coverage to elderly undocumented immigrants. “There really is a movement of trying to expand coverage to as many people as you can,” said Shannon McConville, health care policy researcher at the Public Policy Institute of California. Opponents to increased access to insurance argue that costs will skyrocket if people are covered regardless of citizenship status. Of the Democratic candidates running for president who support providing health coverage to undocumented immigrants, none have offered a comprehensive blueprint of how to do it. Or, perhaps more importantly, how to pay for it. We’re here to help you navigate this changed world and economy. Our mission at Marketplace is to raise the economic intelligence of the country.