Proposed Changes to Public Charge Rule - California Health Care Foundation

Proposed Changes to Public Charge Rule
On October 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published highly anticipated proposed changes to “public charge” rules that could disqualify many immigrants from gaining permanent residency in the US. A 60-day public comment period is underway. In this collection, CHCF highlights resources and emerging analysis of the potential impact that these proposed changes could have on access to health care.

CHCF Blog

Proposed Public Charge Rule Would Hurt Californians

Sandra R. Hernández

Insurance Coverage

Federal officials recently proposed changes to the public charge rule for immigrants. The California Health Care Foundation's CEO shares key points from the public comment she filed with the federal government to explain how the rule would take the health care system backward — especially in California.

External Resource

How Would Proposed Changes to the “Public Charge” Rule Affect Your Region?

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Education estimates, for each California region and county, how changes to the “public charge” test could impact enrollment in Medi-Cal and/or CalFresh, jobs, economic output, and tax revenue. Use this PDF to see how your area could be affected.

Publication

Comments on Proposed Regulation — Inadmissability on Public Charge Grounds

Sandra R. Hernández

Medi-Cal

CHCF submitted this letter to express our strong opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("proposed rule") on "public charge," published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2018.

Publication

Select Statements and Comments Opposing Proposed Public Charge Regulation

Medi-Cal, Insurance Coverage

A compilation of organizational statements and official comments submitted to the Department of Homeland Security by health care organizations and philanthropies in opposition to the Trump administration's proposed changes to the public charge rule.

CHCF Blog

Public Charge Rule Could Prompt Up to 455,000 California Kids Who Need Care to Leave Medi-Cal

Leah Zallman, Karen Finnegan

Medi-Cal

New research from the Institute for Community Health estimates that the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the public charge rule could prompt up to 455,000 California children in need of medical attention to leave Medi-Cal.

Publication

Changing Public Charge Immigration Rules: The Potential Impact on Children Who Need Care

Leah Zallman, Karen Finnegan

Insurance Coverage

This issue brief explores how a proposed change to public charge laws and their impact on immigration could affect children with medical needs.

CHCF Blog

Immigrants and the New Proposed “Public Charge” Rule

Billy Wynne, Dawn Joyce

Medi-Cal

The Department of Homeland Security has released highly anticipated proposed changes to "public charge" rules that could disqualify many immigrants from gaining permanent residency in the US. Our Washington, DC, experts explain what the proposals mean.

CHCF Blog

“Public Charge” Rule Would Disrupt Safety-Net Access for Some Immigrants

Billy Wynne, Dawn Joyce

ACA/Health Reform, Insurance Coverage

The Trump administration signaled plans to make it harder for immigrants to enter the country and to reduce access to a broad range of health and human service safety net programs for immigrants already living here, including US citizen children.

External Resource

Proposed Federal Rule on Immigrants and Public Charge Fact Sheet

This fact sheet from the Insure the Uninsured Project briefly describes existing federal law on public charge and health care programs, the proposed changes, and the impact on immigrants’ access to health care programs in California.