Nearly
Half of Those Likely Eligible for DACA are Uninsured
Yesterday, the Biden Administration
announced a plan to expand eligibility for Medicaid and ACA Marketplace
health coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
recipients. A KFF analysis
finds 47% of individuals likely eligible for DACA are uninsured compared to
10% of U.S. born individuals in their age group.
The analysis estimates
that among those likely eligible for DACA:
- 84% are in a family with at least one full-time worker,
- 54% of adults work full-time,
- 43% have incomes below 200% of the federal poverty
level.
DACA recipients are more likely to be in low-wage jobs without
employer-sponsored health insurance. For those without employer coverage or
the ability to afford individual market coverage, they are currently
prohibited from enrolling in Medicaid, CHIP and ACA Marketplace coverage. A
few states do provide state-funded health coverage regardless of
immigration status.
The Biden Administration is planning to
take administrative action to provide health coverage. However, the future
of the DACA program is uncertain pending federal court decisions.
The updated brief
provides an overview of the DACA program and its roughly 580,000 active
recipients at the end of 2022.
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