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Por miedo a la deportación, niños sin papeles pueden abandonar el Medicaid

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Desde que California permitió por ley que niños indocumentados recibieran servicios completos del Medi-Cal, se inscribieron cerca de 190,000. Con el clima político actual, defensores temen que los padres no los reinscriban por miedo a las deportaciones.

Fearing Deportation, Parents Worry About Undocumented Kids In Medicaid Program

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A 2016 California law allowed children without papers to sign up for full Medicaid benefits. More than 189,000 children have been covered, but some families now fear renewing coverage or signing up their kids for the first time.

Cuando los padres y el pediatra no hablan el mismo idioma

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Un nuevo estudio en California revela que los padres latinos que sólo hablan español son menos propensos a reportar buenas experiencias con los médicos de sus hijos que los que hablan inglés.

Some Immigrants, Fearful Of Political Climate, Shy Away From Medi-Cal

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Some foreign-born California residents fear they could be penalized for using Medi-Cal and other social benefits. Others, in families of mixed-immigration status, worry about jeopardizing their loved ones’ chances of becoming green-card holders or citizens.

Rushing To Move Excluded Immigrants Into Obamacare — Before Obama Exits

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In California, backers of a plan to allow adults living in the country illegally to buy coverage on the state’s exchange hurry to get federal approval — fearing opposition or inaction under a new administration.

Will Covered California Sell Health Coverage To The Undocumented?

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California is inching closer to a first-in-the-nation request for a federal ruling that would allow the state’s Obamacare exchange to sell health plans to immigrants who are living in the country illegally.