Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
State Officials Seek Feds' OK To Expand Covered California To People In The Country Illegally
Los Angeles Times: California Democrats Urge President Obama To OK Expanding Covered California To People In Country Illegally
California will soon be the first state in the nation to ask the federal government to allow immigrants in the country illegally to purchase health insurance through a state exchange. Democrats from the Golden State gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to urge President Obama to approve the request quickly. (Wire, 9/14)
The New York Times: California Moves To Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Buy Insurance
In a move that is sure to draw the ire of Republicans, California officials are asking the Obama administration this week to approve a plan that would allow undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state’s public exchange. Officials say that up to 30 percent of the state’s two million undocumented adults could be eligible for the program, and that roughly 17,000 people are expected to participate in the first year, if the plan is approved. But the proposal faces serious hurdles in Washington, where it must be approved by both the Treasury and the Health and Human Services Departments. (Medina, 9/14)
Morning Consult: California Democrats Urge Administration To Grant Coverage To Undocumented Immigrants
California Democrats on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to approve a waiver that would allow undocumented immigrants to access unsubsidized health care under the state’s insurance marketplace. California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill in June that obligated the state to ask the federal government to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase insurance on the state’s marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act. Under the health care law, undocumented immigrants are not eligible to purchase insurance on the exchanges. (McIntire, 9/14)
