In March 2010, Congress passed historic health reform legislation that will help expand coverage to as many as 32 million Americans. The center applauds this significant step forward.

But our work is not finished! Until 2014, five-year waiting periods on Medicaid eligibility for lawfully present immigrant adults remains an impregnable obstacle, and many states have not yet adopted current options that will cover lawfully present immigrant children and pregnant women under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Health reform legislation maintains current restrictions barring undocumented immigrants from receiving federal assistance and further refuses them the chance to purchase their own insurance from exchanges, a prohibition that places an estimated twelve million persons in situations with insurmountable barriers to coverage and care.

Join us as we stand in solidarity with the millions of immigrants who continue to face obstacles to quality, affordable healthcare. Learn more about our efforts on health reform and our Multi-State Initiative.

July 27, 2010

Politico: Hispanic Democrat's Eye Health Care Fix
"Read It Here"

July 11, 2010

Dr. Kevin Minder's Letter to the Editor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A Healthier Future for New Missourians"

July 1, 2010

Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services releases guidance on the definition of "legally residing" for CHIPRA funding
Read it here!

June 17, 2010

A contemporary perspective on immigration from a past leader:
Immigration: What Would Reagan do?

June 7, 2010

Newsweek publishes an article focusing on the specific difficulties for Hispanics in obtaining and retaining health care: Read it here.

May 4, 2010

NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, responded today to the Immigration Reform Proposal. A very interesting read for those looking for a humanist, non-militaristic approach to our border problem.