Title: Is Medical Help for Illegal Immigrants Covered Under Obamacare?
Headings: Is Medical Help for Illegal Immigrants Covered Under Obamacare?
Is Medical Help for Illegal Immigrants Covered Under Obamacare?
How the Affordable Care Act Treats Undocumented Immigrants
Individual Mandate and Undocumented Immigrants
Controversial Claims
Obama Refutes Claims
Continued Criticism

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Is Medical Help for Illegal Immigrants Covered Under Obamacare? How the Affordable Care Act Treats Undocumented Immigrants
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Tom Murse
Tom Murse is a former political reporter and current Managing Editor of daily paper "LNP," and weekly political paper "The Caucus," both published by LNP Media in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. our editorial process
Tom Murse
Updated August 03, 2019
Medical help for illegal immigrants is prohibited under Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. The law is designed to make health insurance more affordable for low-income Americans but does not grant undocumented, or illegal, immigrants access to taxpayer-funded subsidies or credits to buy health insurance through exchanges. The relevant section of the law, also known as Obamacare, is Section 1312 (f) (3), which reads: "Access limited to lawful residents. If an individual is not, or is not reasonably expected to be for the entire period for which enrollment is sought, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States, the individual shall not be treated as a qualified individual and may not be covered under a qualified health plan in the individual market that is offered through an Exchange. Medical help for illegal immigrants is still available in many cities across the United States, however. A 2016 survey of counties that have the largest populations of illegal immigrants found most had facilities that offer illegal immigrants "doctor visits, shots, prescription drugs, lab tests, and surgeries."