In what cases are non-citizens eligible for Medicaid?
According to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the list of qualified non-citizens is as follows:
-Lawful permanent residents/ green card holders
-Individuals granted asylum/ refugees
-Cuban and Haitian entrants
-Parolees for more than 1 year
-Battered non-citizens, spouses, and children
-Victims of trafficking
-Veterans and active military, their spouses, and their children
The CHIPRA (Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009) also provides Medicaid services for any lawfully-present pregnant women and children, regardless of date of entry into the United States. One is “lawfully present” in the following circumstances:
-Qualified non-citizens
-Humanitarian status (Temporary Protected status, Special Juvenile status, asylum seekers, Convention against Torture)
-Valid non-immigrant visa holders
-Legal status (Temporary Resident status, LIFE Act, Family Unity)