Health Care
In an era of budget cuts at the local, state, and federal levels, protecting our societal safety net and ensuring affordable access to quality health care for everyone is more critical now than ever before. NILC works to prevent immigrant families from being excluded from vital health care and safety-net programs, promotes policies that enhance fundamental safety-net protections for all those living in the United States.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Privacy Protections in Selected Federal Benefits Programs
Is It Safe to Apply for Health Insurance or Seek Health Care?
Conozca sus derechos: ¿Es arriesgado solicitar un seguro de salud o recibir cuidado de salud?
Immigration Enforcement at Health Care Facilities: Providers’ and Patients’ Rights
U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
Analysis of Health and Benefit Provisions in the U.S. Citizenship Act
The Affordable Care Act
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Facts and Resources
Tips for Addressing Immigrant Families’ Concerns When Applying for Health Coverage Programs (for health coverage assisters)
Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Inmigrantes y la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA)
The Affordable Care Act & Mixed-Status Families
”Lawfully Present” Individuals Eligible under the Affordable Care Act
A Quick Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for ACA and Key Federal Means-tested Programs
The Affordable Care Act and Taxes
Immigrants, Taxes, and the Affordable Care Act
Immigrants & Exemptions from the ACA Individual Mandate
DACAmented and Undocumented Immigrants and the Obamacare Tax Penalty
Inmigrantes con DACA e inmigrantes indocumentados y la multa de Obamacare
Other Affordable Care Act Issues
Resolving Citizenship or Immigration Status Inconsistencies or Data-Matching Problems for People Who Use the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (English and Spanish)
The Use (and Overuse) of Credit History: Credit-based ID Verification Creates Barriers to ACA Access
Exclusion of People Granted “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” from Affordable Health Care
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) & Access to Health Care
Resources | COVID-19 Crisis and Consequences
Public Charge
Overview of and Guidance on Public Charge: When is it safe to use public benefits?
Immigrant Children & Pregnant People
“Lawfully Residing” Children and Pregnant Women Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP
Documents Typically Used by Lawfully Present Immigrants
Facts About Federal Funding for States to Provide Health Coverage to Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women
Health Coverage Maps: Immigrant Children & Pregnant People
Unaccompanied Children and Health Care
Uninsured Immigrants & the Health Care Safety Net
Tracking DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care
Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants in Various States
The Consequences of Being Uninsured
California Extends Health Coverage to Undocumented Children
Get More Information on How to Apply
Increasing Access to Insurance Benefits Everyone
Health Consequences of Being Uninsured
Health System Impacts
Economic Impacts
Training Videos: Health Care Options and Barriers
Health Care Options for Immigrants: Options and Barriers (presentations in English & Spanish)
ACA Resources from Other Organizations
Health Coverage for Immigrants (HealthCare.gov)
Refugees and the Affordable Care Act (Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
For records pertaining to HHS’s intent to terminate approximately 115,000 people from health insurance coverage (9/30/14, PDF)
For records pertaining to HHS’s implementation of identity-proofing standards for access to the marketplaces created by the ACA (6/19/14, PDF)
Administrative Complaints Regarding Barriers to Enrolling in ACA Marketplace Health Coverage
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC): Formal Complaint Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 18116, Regarding Lack of Meaningful Language Access for Enrollees in the Federally Funded Marketplaces (9/30/14, PDF)
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR): Formal Complaint Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 18116, Regarding Lack of Meaningful Language Access for Enrollees in the Federally Funded Marketplaces (9/30/14, PDF)
Declarations and Letter to HHS Regarding Barriers to Enrolling in ACA Marketplace Health Coverage
Declaration of Amy Jones, SEAMAAC (9/29/14, PDF)
Declaration of Priscilla Huang, ICIRR (and other attachments to formal complaint) (9/29/14, PDF)
Letter to Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (7/31/14, PDF)