Eligibility for ACA health insurance extended to DACA recipients: What it means
The Biden Administration has expanded eligibility for health care coverage to immigrants enrolled in the program known as DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. KERA Immigration Reporter Stella Chavez speaks with Justin Martin, the local host of All Things Considered, about what this decision means.
What did the Biden Administration do and who does this affect?
Late last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services finalized a regulation that allows those with DACA status to sign up for health care through the Affordable Care Act, so either the Health Insurance Marketplace or the Basic Health