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From regulations.gov, due to the lack of funding, the definition of who is eligible has been changed for those in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, they will not be eligible, nor will they be able to receive tax credits.
Oh, and due to lack of funds.
Oh, wait, maybe they aren't eligible at all?
Confused yet? Seems to me they can be eligible, but not through the affordable care act. I guess they are living up to the exact words, but found away around it, even though I knew they already had when they actually stated illegal aliens would not be eligible as the alredy allow them under Medicaid & CHIP.
Though I guess they can still enroll for healthcare coverage, just not have pre-existing conditions covered.On June 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announced that it will consider providing temporary relief from removal
by exercising deferred action on a case-by-case basis with respect to
certain individuals under age 31 who meet DHS's guidelines, including
that he or she came to the United States as children and does not
present a risk to national security or public safety.\3\ This process
is referred to by DHS as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA).\4\
Oh, and due to lack of funds.
Oh, wait, maybe they aren't eligible at all?
oh wait, but maybe they can be under Medicaid and CHIP -Under the amended rule, individuals with deferred action under the
DACA process are not eligible to enroll in the PCIP program. As the
PCIP program definition of ``lawfully present'' is incorporated into
the rules governing the Affordable Insurance Exchanges and the premium
tax credits, individuals whose cases are deferred under the DACA
process also will not be eligible to enroll in coverage through the
Affordable Insurance Exchanges and, therefore, will not receive
coverage that could make them eligible for premium tax credits under Treasury
regulations (see 26 CFR 1.36-2(a)(1)) or for cost-sharing reductions
starting in 2014.\7\ This is consistent with the rationale above.
Regulations.govAs DHS has explained, the DACA process is designed to ensure that
governmental resources for the removal of individuals are focused on
high priority cases, including those involving a danger to national
security or a risk to public safety, and not on low priority cases.\5\
Because the reasons that DHS offered for adopting the DACA process do
not pertain to eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP, HHS has determined
that these benefits should not be extended as a result of DHS deferring
action under DACA. Concurrent with this amendment, CMS is issuing a
State Health Official letter providing that individuals whose cases are
deferred under DHS's DACA process will not be eligible under the state
option.\6\
Confused yet? Seems to me they can be eligible, but not through the affordable care act. I guess they are living up to the exact words, but found away around it, even though I knew they already had when they actually stated illegal aliens would not be eligible as the alredy allow them under Medicaid & CHIP.
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