For one thing, immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission are still not eligible to purchase insurance from Covered California, the state-run exchange offering steep discounts for people who meet certain income requirements.A billpending in the state Legislature, suppor...
Low-income undocumented adults in California are relatively young, relatively healthy, and likely to be working, according to the study. Using 2016 and 2017 California Health Interview Survey data for adults ages 19 to 64, authors of the study found that, compared to U.S.-born and documented ...
California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants.California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants. Starting Jan. 1, all undocumented immigrants, ...
Nationwide, federal and state governments join together to give free health care to low-income adults and children through Medicaid. But the federal government won’t pay for people who are living in the country illegally. Some states, including California, have used their own tax dollars to cov...
According to a survey of 1,000 randomly selected adults, the most prominent factors contributing to working Latinos' lack of health insurance include low income, absence of or ineligibility for a plan at work, birth outside the United States, and recent immigration. Although the availability of ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand access to coverage and make health care more affordable for low-and middle-income Californians. Two of the major new sources of increased access will be an expansion in Medi-Cal and the creation of health insurance exchanges. Under the final legislation...
By Leslie Griffy Monterey County, which operates a safety-net hospital and has a constrained budget, wasn't sure it could afford to back the insurance plan and lose federal cash it receives for treating low-income, uninsured adults at Natividad Medical Center, the county hospital.Health Care ...
This cross-sectional study estimates the cost of providing public health insurance to US-born adults compared with those who immigrate to the US.
How to find health and dental insurance for single moms, infants, children, minors and teens. Medicaid and CHIPS requirements and limits.
Fig.1highlights the intersectionality between income and health outcomes for low-income communities. Residing in areas of economic disadvantage, along with residents’ income limitations, presented barriers to accessible health care (i.e., insurance, screening, diagnostic), a healthy lifestyle (i.e....