State Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage of Noncitizens.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare.

Health insurance.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews prior Federal law barring Federal-funded State Medicaid and State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) coverage of legal permanent residents (LPRs) for the first five years after their entry to U.S. Explains provisions in P.L. 111-3, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, which gives States option to expand coverage of these benefits to LPRs during the first five years they live in U.S. Analyzes State laws, many of which already provided LPRs with Medicaid and SCHIP, from State-funded sources. Summarizes legislation and debate in the 111th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. State Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage of Noncitizens

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