Biden will expand immigrant access to US health plans
Conrad Hoyt
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President Joe Biden is reportedly set to expand the health plans available to hundreds of thousands of people who illegally immigrated to the United States as children.
Biden’s decision will allow participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to access government-funded health insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, officials reportedly told the Associated Press. A formal announcement is expected on Thursday.
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