Title: Health Coverage and Care of Undocumented Immigrants | KFF
Headings: Health Coverage and Care of Undocumented Immigrants
Health Coverage and Care of Undocumented Immigrants
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Overview of Undocumented Immigrants
Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
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Although most nonelderly undocumented immigrants live in a family with a full-time worker (Figure 3), they have limited access to employer-sponsored coverage. They are often employed in low-wage jobs and industries that are less likely to offer employer-sponsored coverage. Further, undocumented immigrants are more likely than other groups to be low-income, making it challenging to afford employer-sponsored coverage when it is available. Figure 3: Employment and Income among the Nonelderly Population by Citizenship Status, 2017
Current coverage among undocumented immigrants reflects a limited array of private coverage and some state- or locally-funded programs. Some undocumented immigrants may get coverage through their employer or as a spouse or dependent of an employee. Undocumented immigrants can also purchase private coverage on the individual market outside of the ACA Marketplaces, although many may not be able to afford this coverage due to their limited incomes and lack of subsidies to offset the costs of this coverage. Some undocumented immigrants may also be covered through student health programs. Six states (CA, IL, MA, NY, OR, and WA) and DC use state-only funds to cover income-eligible children regardless of immigration status. 7 In June 2019, California approved an expansion in coverage for income-eligible young undocumented immigrant adults through age 25.