Under the Affordable Care Act, immigrants who are considered “lawfully present” can apply for health insurance. This is a broad category, including permanent residents (green-card holders), refugees, those here on asylum and a number of others. One unusual requirement for some immigrants, including those who have applied for asylum or, in some cases, those who are fighting deportation, is that they must get work permits before they can enroll in Obamacare.
Remember: Under the Affordable Care Act nearly every American must have health insurance by January 1, 2014 or pay a fine. The fine starts out around $95 (or 1 percent of income, whichever is larger), then it climbs in 2016 to $695 a year or 2.5 percent of income.
Click on link to see the list of Individuals with “Lawfully Present” Status in the US.
https://www.coveredca.com/PDFs/English/Covered_California_List_of_Lawfully_Present_Individuals.pdf
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Remember: Under the Affordable Care Act nearly every American must have health insurance by January 1, 2014 or pay a fine. The fine starts out around $95 (or 1 percent of income, whichever is larger), then it climbs in 2016 to $695 a year or 2.5 percent of income.
Click on link to see the list of Individuals with “Lawfully Present” Status in the US.
https://www.coveredca.com/PDFs/English/Covered_California_List_of_Lawfully_Present_Individuals.pdf
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