Healthcare Finance News May 6, 2024
Jeff Lagasse

CMS estimates this rule could lead to 100,000 previously uninsured DACA recipients enrolling in health coverage.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized a rule expanding healthcare access for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, with the goal of ensuring they’ll no longer be excluded from eligibility to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace, or for coverage through a Basic Health Program.

CMS estimates this rule could lead to 100,000 previously uninsured DACA recipients enrolling in health coverage through Marketplaces or a BHP.

Those without health insurance are less likely to receive preventive or routine health screenings and may delay necessary...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Govt Agencies, HHS, Insurance, Patient / Consumer
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