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White House extends health insurance access to ‘Dreamers’
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Biden administration expands healthcare coverage for Daca recipients
New rule allows Dreamers to access healthcare coverage through Affordable Care Act marketplaces for first time
The Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule that would expand healthcare coverage for immigrants who came to the US as children and are shielded from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as Daca.
Under the new rule, recipients of the Obama-era Daca program would be newly eligible to access health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces for the first time.
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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year
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Thousands of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could obtain federal health coverage this year under a new rule.
Biden expands ObamaCare to Dreamers
The Biden administration on Friday morning announced a rule that will allow certain Dreamers to access the ObamaCare marketplace.
Under the rule, active recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan or a basic health plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and some forms of financial assistance.
“This final rule reflects the president's key commitment to protecting Dreamers and DACA recipi...
The massive constitutional implications of the Idaho abortion case
The Supreme Court heard oral argument last week in Idaho v. United States, a case that pits state law against federal law in a clash between a strict abortion ban and the protection of women’s health in emergency situations. Unlike Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which addressed whether women have a constitutional right to decide for themselves whether to terminate a pregnancy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, this case is a...
Task force now recommends breast cancer screenings start at age 40
Women should start regular mammography screenings at age 40 and continue every other year until age 74, an expert advisory panel said Tuesday.
Citing the increase in breast cancer among younger women, the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) changed their previous guidance, which recommended biennial mammograms starting by age 50, but said the decision for women in their 40s “should be an individual one.”
“Fundamentally, this is a shift from recommendin...
Yellen: Treasury exploring ways to expand free tax filing program
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is looking into ways to expand on the limited direct file pilot program with possible extensions in functionality and applicable tax credits up for debate.
The free program, which is like a scaled-down version of the popular tax preparation software, has encountered fierce opposition from Republicans and the tax preparation industry, which once maintained a noncompete clause with the IRS specifically ...