Title: 
Headings: Serving Special Populations: Immigrants Fast Facts for Assisters
Serving
 
Special
 
Populations:
 
Immigrants
 
Fast
 
Facts
 
for
 
Assisters
 

This
 
Fact
 
Sheet
 
Applies
 
If
 
You:
 

Consumers
 
Who
 
Are
 
Immigrants:
 
Overview
 

Attesting
 
to
 
and
 
Verifying
 
Immigration
 
Status
 

Mixed
 
Immigration
 
Status
 
Households
 

Applying
 
for
 
Coverage
 
on
 
Behalf
 
of
 
Family
 
Members
 

Consumers
 
Seeking
 
Comprehensive
 
Health
 
Coverage
 
for
 
Themselves
 

Consumers
 
may
 
apply
 
for
 
coverage
 
through
 
the
 
Marketplace,
 
Medicaid
 
or
 
CHIP
 
on
 
behalf
 
of
 
their
 
family
 
members,
 
regardless
 
of
 
their
 
own
 
eligibility
 
statuses.
  

Exhibit
 
2
 
–
 
Screen
 
Prompting
 
Selection
 
of
 
Document
 
Type
 
to
 
Verify
 
Immigration
 
Status

Verifying
 
Identity
 
and
 
Eligibility
 
Information
 

Data
 
Matching
 
Issues
  

How
 
Assisters
 
Can
 
Help
 
Immigrants
 
during
 
the
 
Enrollment
 
Process
 

Tips
 
to
 
Handle
 
Eligibility
 
and
 
Enrollment
 
Challenges
 

Immigrant
 
Consumer
 
Eligibility
 
Scenario
 

Additional
 
Resources
 

For
 
More
 
Information
 
Visit:
 


Content: http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-
topics/outreach-and-enrollment/lawfully-residing.html. This
 
link
 
has
 
information
 
on
 
each
 
state’s
 
Medicaid
 
eligibility
 
criteria: http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-state/by-
state.html. For
 
more
 
specific
 
information
 
about
 
Medicaid
 
eligibility,
 
contact
 
your
 
state’s
 
Medicaid
 
office
 
by
 
using
 
the
 
state
 
drop
 
down
 
menu
 
at: https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-
chip/eligibility/.
 
If
 
non-citizens
 
are
 
not
 
eligible
 
for
 
Medicaid,
 
either
 
because
 
they
 
are
 
lawfully
 
present
 
but
 
do
 
not
 
have
 
“qualified
 
non-citizen”
 
immigration
 
status
 
or
 
are
 
“qualified
 
non-citizens”
 
but
 
have
 
not
 
met
 
the
 
five-year
 
waiting
 
period,
 
these
 
non-citizen
 
consumers
 
may
 
be
 
eligible
 
for
 
financial
 
assistance
 
through
 
the
 
Marketplace
 
if
 
they
 
otherwise
 
meet
 
Marketplace
 
eligibility
 
requirements. In
 
addition,
 
Medicaid
 
provides
 
payment
 
for
 
emergency
 
services
 
for
 
treatment
 
of
 
emergency
 
medical
 
conditions,
 
if
 
consumers
 
meet
 
all
 
other
 
Medicaid
 
eligibility
 
rules
 
in
 
the
 
state
 
but
 
do
 
not
 
have
 
an
 
eligible
 
immigration
 
status. Undocumented
 
Immigrants
 
not
 
Eligible
 
for
 
Marketplace
 
Coverage: Undocumented
 
immigrants
 
are
 
not
 
eligible
 
to
 
enroll
 
in
 
coverage
 
through
 
the
 
Marketplace,
 
even
 
at
 
full
 
cost,
 
although
 
they
 
may
 
be
 
able
 
to
 
purchase
 
coverage
 
outside
 
the
 
Marketplace. Medicaid
 
provides
 
payment