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Many immigrants May Lose Health Insurance Under the ACA
Nearly a quarter of a million newly naturalized citizens or immigrants may lose their health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month.
Friday is the deadline to submit paperwork.
But there are only so many ways they can reach out.
Nearly a quarter of a million newly naturalized citizens or immigrants may lose their health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month. The federal government is trying to verify people’s identities and immigration status, and The National Immigration Law Center’s Jenny Rejeske says people are hustling to confirm their eligibility.
“People have mailed in their documents by certified mail, who have also tried to upload their documents online,” she says. Despite that, Rejeske says, immigrants and naturalized citizens keep getting termination notices. She says this is an old story for the Obama Administration.
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