Advocates Cheer Bill Expanding ACA To Undocumented Immigrants

Beneficiary advocates cheered legislation introduced by Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-AZ) that would open up the ACA's health insurance exchanges, and the subsidies, to undocumented immigrants with proof of residency and tax filings, lifting the law's current requirements that only those lawfully present can purchase exchange coverage. Undocumented immigrants would also be subject to the individual mandate under the Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act. “As it stands right now, undocumented immigrants are not subject to the individual mandate and...