DACA recipients in California face loss of health insurance after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reversed the eligibility policy. Around 2,300 Dreamers will need to secure alternative coverage or go without once their insurance terminates. The change stems from a June decision by the Trump administration, reversing a prior update by the Biden administration that allowed DACA recipients to purchase insurance. Covered California is notifying affected individuals and assisting them in exploring other options for health insurance.
The decision was made by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that oversees insurance marketplaces.
Last year, the Biden administration updated the definition of "lawfully present" for Affordable Care Act eligibility so recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) could buy insurance.
The Trump administration reversed that decision in June and set the change to take effect two months later.
The policy is designed to stabilize the risk pool, lower premiums, and reduce improper enrollments with a goal of improving healthcare affordability.
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