New Healthcare Requirements for US Immigrants

[George & Roth 1,485]

Don’t have a problem with this.

 

If only we could do something to fix our absurdly expensive healthcare next. Maybe this will actually help in that regard.

Edited October 5, 2019 by George & Roth

[Crazy Cat 41,822]

5 hours ago, jasonlzak said:

As expected, whenever a hardliner rule was set out to curb legal immigrants. You can see a bunch of elite members here who are done or almost done with their journey, gathering and chanting the rule is reasonable. I'm not going to reply or read any of you people replies, so don't waste your time. This forum is used to be good and filled with tolerant members, now it became a favorite gathering place of Trump's cult. Excuse for my bad English, I'm not from your 1st countries.

Hahahaha!!!!!    This plan is not only reasonable, it is practical.  There is no reason that taxpayers should foot the bill for your spouse's health care.

[jasonlzak 173]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Hahahaha!!!!!    This plan is not only reasonable, it is practical.  There is no reason that taxpayers should foot the bill for your spouse's health care.

Typical troll who finds it laughable on people's suffering and depression. May god have mercy on your soul, just keep doing what you are doing right now, I'm pretty sure KARMA will reach you and your family soon.

[Mrs Ryan Carreras 247]

7 hours ago, DesiJase said:

I wonder how the thirty days will work with K-1. We can't add them to our insurance at work until we are married, right ? 

My two cents -

I think this is amazing and will help USC and everyone coming over.

I have posted a few times on this. Im not a supporter of either side but worked in healthcare for 7 plus years. 
Why would this be negative? My daughter is a USC just born and most insurance companies have a 30 day open window to add someone for the following reasons 

1.  Birth 

2. Death

3. Loss of coverage 

4. Marriage 

 

That window closes after 30 days on almost all health plans and than you must wait for open enrollment. 
 

I just added my daughter with no social security and Ryan will be added too. 

A social security number is not needed until one is issued by the the US. 
It takes upwards of 5 weeks sometimes for just a newborns so this is common practice for HR already and can easily applied to anyone adjusting status as well. 

 

I’m not sure people understand how catastrophic it can be if someone lands in the ER in the United States with no coverage. 
 

I say this as I’ve seen it first hand and 

”literally” no insurance can send you and your spouse into bankruptcy very quick and that wonderful new marriage into some major conflict. 
 

The only issue or maybe upside is it will force us all to be married on K1 very quickly to add the spouse but we should be doing that anyway IMO.  

 

I read the article but did it say when this actually will be implemented and at what stage we show this information? 

[MelOe 187]

coming from a country where health insurance is mandatory i don't think this policy a problem, the question is gonna be how they mean to implement it...

i have to say however that its quite ironic coming from the same guy who threw out obamacare's individual mandate

[Crazy Cat 41,822]

6 minutes ago, jasonlzak said:

Typical troll who finds it laughable on people's suffering and depression. May god have mercy on your soul, just keep doing what you are doing right now, I'm pretty sure KARMA will reach you and your family soon.

I'm not laughing at anyone's suffering and depression.  I laughed at the assertion that people who favor the health care requirement are part of "Trump's Cult"........The need for health care insurance or the means to pay for health care is a necessity in the US.  That's why this rule is practical.

 

EDIT:  Name calling is usually not productive in a discussion.

Edited October 5, 2019 by missileman

[jasonlzak 173]

Just now, missileman said:

I'm not laughing at anyone's suffering and depression.  I laughed at the assertion that people who favor the health care requirement are part of "Trump's Cult"........The need for health care insurance or the means to pay for health care is a necessity in the US.  That's why this rule is practical.

Cheap excuse, victim game. I don't buy it. What you react in the first place determine who you are. You have a good day.

[0NI 114]

Does anybody have an idea how this will affect a K1 visa applicant? 

 

My Fiancee is gonna put me on her healthcare that she gets from her job. My question is how do you prove this with the Consul?

 

I wouldn't be covered in the Healthcare until we get married...

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by 0NI

[Sarge2155 4,587]

7 hours ago, geowrian said:

Agreed that having it so explicitly defined is new. But I say it has at least been a primary consideration for at least a couple years.

 

An SSN is not required for insurance.

It depends on who the carrier is, but it is most certainly asked for. I was able to add my wife without an SSN, but had to jump through many hoops to do so. It's a catch-22 dealing with the SSN. Without a SSN you are effectively dead in the water!!!

[Unlockable 7,314]

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[Sarge2155 4,587]

6 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

They might ask you how you would pay for chronic illness treatments / when and how you're planning to find a non-catastrophic plan. It will be interesting to see how they will assess the different situations.

However or whatever they ask, we can be sure it won't be in the immigrants favor!!!!!

[AjT1 13]

Hello,

 

I woke up to this news in a message from my fiancee. We are almost at the end of our K1 visa experience, my interview is in London on the 18th. We are wondering that because it is before the 3rd November, if we need to provide medical insurance details then at my interview.

 

I know that details are sketchy right now but what is the opinion of this community? 

 

Also, would anyone have any insurance brokers they could recommend? As has been already noted on this thread I'm unable to join her insurance as a spouse as I'm not to be married as soon as I land in the US. 

 

I have seen these websites by doing a quick google search for K1 Fiancee visa insurance and they seem alright. Does anyone here have any experience with these insurance sites? 

 

https://www.***removed***.com/fiance-visa-insurance-faq/

 

https://help.ihealthagents.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007198194-Can-you-get-Health-Insurance-with-a-K1-Visa-

 

Thanks in advance!

[xyz12345 260]

Is this retroactive or only for soon to be lprs? Are you forced to have the insurance for the entire 3/5 years until naturalization? Are there going to be 2 classes of lprs?

 

We might as well increase the income threshold for applications. We might as well have universal health care. We might as well force both lprs and uscs to get health insurance.

 

Lprs pay taxes too. Why do they have to pay for USCs' lack of health insurance?

Edited October 5, 2019 by xyz12345

[Hank_ 9,174]

11 hours ago, Cathi said:

So how many here who are petitioning for relatives still think Trump's making America great again?

 

Asking for 320 million friends. 

 

https://www.vox.com/2019/10/4/20899610/trump-deny-visas-uninsured-low-income-immigrants

 

Mods feel free to move this if it's in the wrong forum.

 

You seem to be ignoring something... William Jefferson Clinton signed that into law  ... 

 

 Pres. Trump is only stating.. ENFORCE existing law.           Are you saying you only expect laws to be enforced when it suits your need  

 

 

In 1996, President Bill Clinton and Congress enacted bipartisan legislation making clear that aliens should “not depend on public resources to meet their needs.”

[Hank_ 9,174]

K-1 visa is not an immigrant visa.  Immigrant status will not be obtained until AOS is completed