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Dinah Wiley, J.D. Senior Research Fellow, Faculty. Low-Income Immigrants Ineligible for Medicaid, & Immigrant Seniors Unenrolled in Medicare. ELIGIBLE FOR MARKETPLACE COVERAGE AND SUBSIDIES See www.healthcare.gov “What do immigrant families need to know about the Marketplace?” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Dinah Wiley, J.D.Senior Research Fellow, Faculty

ELIGIBLE FOR MARKETPLACE COVERAGE AND SUBSIDIES ◦ See www.healthcare.gov “What do immigrant

families need to know about the Marketplace?”◦ See IRS Notice #2013-41 on minimum essential

coverage (Medicare MEC only if enrolled)

• Lawful Permanent Residents – FFM asking for 2#s: front and back of green card

(in addition to name and DOB)

• Naturalized Citizens– FFM asking for naturalization certificate # (in

addition to SSN)

HHS contracts with Experian Barriers:

◦ Lack of credit history for electronic verification◦ Restrictive list of documents for manual

verification◦ Inability to upload documents ◦ Inability to communicate through interpreters

Continued advocacy needed

ccf.georgetown.edu

Blog at http://ccf.georgetown.edu/all/the-administrations-new-welcome-mat-for-immigrants-its-safe-to-apply/

Dinah Wiley: dw688@georgetown.edu

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