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Illinois officials are poised to slash a pair of state-funded health insurance programs that cover non-citizens and illegal immigrants, citing soaring costs that have surpassed their estimated projections.
In a statement last week, the state announced changes would be coming to the eligibility requirements for the Healthcare Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Seniors program, as the cost to run the initiative ballooned to more than $1 billion over the last year.
Illegal immigrants and non-citizen green card holders who have been in the U.S. for fewer than five years will no longer be covered by a pair of the state’s health insurance programs beginning April 1, according to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).
HFS announced in a press release:
- Refer Legal Permanent Residents who qualify for other available health care coverage to the alternative coverage they are eligible for.
o Legal Permanent Residents who have been in the United States for less than five years will be removed from the program and referred to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace, which provides subsidies to noncitizens who are lawfully present in the country. HFS will encourage and assist affected HBIA/HBIS members with enrolling in an ACA Marketplace plan and is working with the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) to ensure that Navigators can assist individuals with enrolling in coverage. These individuals will qualify for Medicaid coverage if they meet the eligibility requirements once they have been in the country for five years. This change is provided for in the amended administrative rules HFS has filed.
“The Department is also committed to ensuring that individuals who are no longer eligible for benefits – whether those are Medicaid or HBIA/HBIS benefits – receive helpful information about their options so they can connect to alternative coverage, particularly through the federal ACA Marketplace,” the HFS stated.
Effective May 1, a estimated 6,000 people are expected to be kicked off the program, the report states.
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