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California governor signs bill letting undocumented immigrants buy insurance
Source: Reuters
World | Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:14am EDT
California governor signs bill letting undocumented immigrants buy insurance
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law allowing unauthorized immigrants to buy health insurance on a state exchange created under the U.S. Affordable Care Act, making the state the first in the country to offer that kind of coverage.
The law lets the state request a waiver from the federal government that will be needed to allow unauthorized immigrants to purchase unsubsidized insurance through Covered California, the state's healthcare exchange.
"Today we ask the federal government to remove another barrier to health insurance access that discriminates against some of our residents on the basis of their documentation status," said Senator Ricardo Lara, the bill's author, in a statement.
Brown, a Democrat, signed the bill on Friday, according to the governor's website. His office was not immediately available for comment.
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California governor signs bill letting undocumented immigrants buy insurance
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law allowing unauthorized immigrants to buy health insurance on a state exchange created under the U.S. Affordable Care Act, making the state the first in the country to offer that kind of coverage.
The law lets the state request a waiver from the federal government that will be needed to allow unauthorized immigrants to purchase unsubsidized insurance through Covered California, the state's healthcare exchange.
"Today we ask the federal government to remove another barrier to health insurance access that discriminates against some of our residents on the basis of their documentation status," said Senator Ricardo Lara, the bill's author, in a statement.
Brown, a Democrat, signed the bill on Friday, according to the governor's website. His office was not immediately available for comment.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-insurance-idUSKCN0YX03Y
