Connecticut’s insurance coverage for immigrants
February 16, 2023
According to courant.com hundreds of people submitted testimony on a proposal to extend Connecticut’s Medicaid program to provide health care coverage to immigrants. If passed, this would expand HUSKY medical coverage in 2024 by covering all qualifying low-income residents under the age of 26, regardless of immigration status. This bill is the latest push by immigrant advocates to grant all people the right to health care. Currently, the bill allows for children to qualify for health care until 19, but those not grandfathered in will lack HUSKY access.
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