Wait, weren’t we told that illegals are not getting Medicare?
Many immigrants with legal status could lose Medicare coverage
Hundreds of immigrants lawfully present in Connecticut are slated to lose their Medicare coverage by January, the latest federal cutback that’s spurred some lawmakers and advocates here to call for state intervention.
But whether state officials will intervene early next year hinges not only on this fall’s gubernatorial campaign but also on which other distressed groups the General Assembly is looking to assist. (snip)
Lawfully present immigrants had been eligible for the federal medical insurance program if they met certain work history, disability or age requirements. The reconciliation measure limited eligibility to green card holders and certain immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands.
Just because the Biden regime gave them a “legal” status doesn’t mean they aren’t in the US in contradiction of federal immigration law. And, really, even most who are here legally should not receive Medicaid, and those here in visas and applying for citizenship are precluded from getting it
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that roughly 100,000 individuals nationally would lose Medicare coverage because of this provision. And though it didn’t provide state-by-state data, Connecticut contains 1% to 1.1% of the health insurance program’s caseload. That would translate, roughly, into 1,000 to 1,100 lawfully present immigrants here slated to lose coverage.
Well, if Connecticut wants to pony up their own taxpayer money, go ahead. Though, that could be seen as violating certain federal statutes on providing aid to illegals. Ct. is spending at least $1.3 billion a year on illegals, and I’m betting that number is higher since Biden opened the border.
