The “Public Charge” Proposal and Public Health: Implications for Patients and Clinicians

On September 22, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a change to immigration policy that would make receipt of certain public assistance, such as health coverage through Medicaid, grounds for denying immigrants lawful permanent residence in the United States.1The proposed policy...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2018-11, Vol.320 (20), p.2075-2076
Main Authors: Katz, Mitchell H, Chokshi, Dave A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emigrants and Immigrants - legislation & jurisprudence
Government agencies
Government programs
Government Regulation
Health care
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration
Immigration policy
Medical Assistance - legislation & jurisprudence
National security
Noncitizens
Proposals
Public Assistance - legislation & jurisprudence
Public health
Refugees
United States
Welfare
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Summary:On September 22, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a change to immigration policy that would make receipt of certain public assistance, such as health coverage through Medicaid, grounds for denying immigrants lawful permanent residence in the United States.1The proposed policy applies to lawfully present immigrants who hope to become legal permanent residents as well as foreign-born persons seeking to move to the United States, but not to asylees or refugees.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.16391