Medicaid

[silverbear 0]

Hi everyone,

My wife recently received her 2 year conditional green card. She is 3 weeks pregnant now. Can she apply for medicaid? Thank you...

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

No, she is not eligible for Medicaid. Did u not sign up for Obamacare?

[silverbear 0]

thank you. we will sign up for obamacare.

[PallasAthena 101]

Medicaid is a means tested benefit. The AOS sponsor would be on the hook to pay back the Medicaid costs.

[Cathi 5,794]

NOPE

[Fan_Dancer 171]

You can pay the pre-natal care out of the pocket and use emergency medicaid, for which she is eligible for the birth.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Hi everyone,

My wife recently received her 2 year conditional green card. She is 3 weeks pregnant now. Can she apply for medicaid? Thank you...

She's not supposed to become a public charge, remember making that promise????

Edited May 29, 2014 by David & Zoila

[Gail83 21]

Open enrollment has now closed for obamacare and isn't due to reopen until later in the year.

[callmekay 19]

If the sponsor is pregnant is the sponsor eligible for medicaid?

[EndlessStory 53]

If the sponsor is pregnant is the sponsor eligible for medicaid?

Doesn't matter to the sponsor. Beneficiary should not apply for mediaid

[acl2014 1]

There is a lot of conflicting information on this topic on the blogs. Even lawyers provide conflicting information on whether or not holders of conditional greencards can access medicaid or Obamacare. It seems that people who do not have complete information on the meaning of the AOS offer advice or simply refute immgrant rights to healthcare out of xenophobia. It is best to consult with your local Department of Social Services to see if you qualify for medicaid or Obamacare. According to the USCIS, "public charge" refers to someone who is "primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated by either the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or institutionalization for long-term care at government expense," which seems to leave open the possibility of getting healthcare coverage (http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge).%C2'>

[belinda63 3,047]

If you read the instructions for the I-864 http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf and the definition of means-tested benefits on the I-864P http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf you will find that Medicaid is a mean's tested benefit and the sponsor could be sued to pay back any amount used by the sponsored immigrant.

[Jsobased 5]

If you read the instructions for the I-864 http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf and the definition of means-tested benefits on the I-864P http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf you will find that Medicaid is a mean's tested benefit and the sponsor could be sued to pay back any amount used by the sponsored immigrant.

it's also confusing because of this http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

[Jsobased 5]

From uscis

What publicly funded benefits may not be considered for public charge purposes?

A. Non-cash benefits (other than institutionalization for long-term care) are generally not taken into account for purposes of a public charge determination.

Special-purpose cash assistance is also generally not taken into account for purposes of public charge determination.

Non-cash or special-purpose cash benefits are generally supplemental in nature and do not make a person primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Therefore, past, current, or future receipt of these benefits do not impact a public charge determination. Non-cash or special purpose cash benefits that are not considered for public charge purposes include:

Medicaid and other health insurance and health services (including public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases; use of health clinics, short-term rehabilitation services, and emergency medical services) other than support for long-term institutional care

[belinda63 3,047]

We are talking apples and oranges. You are talking about determining if the person will be come a public charge. I am talking about the liabilities of the I-864. The contractual liabilities under the I-864 say if the sponsored person receives any means-tested benefits the sponsor might be required to repay the government.