'The signing of the Parent Healthcare Act will help more families care for their parents the way they cared for us,' Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said.
A new California law will allow some adults to add their parents who live in the U.S. illegally as dependents to their health insurance, the Associated Press reported.
The law's author, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago , said it targets people living in the country illegally who cannot get subsidized health insurance.Berkeley Labor Center estimated that 65 percent of the more than 3 million people in California who won't have insurance next year are living in the country illegally.while also helping others who"fall through the cracks."For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.
A new California law will allow some adults to add their parents who live in the U.S. illegally as dependents on their insurance. Above, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago questions state Auditor Elaine Howle about an audit during a hearing in Sacramento on August 12, 2019.The trend nationally has been to let children linger on their parents' health insurance plans. Former President's health care law let children stay on their parents' plans until age 26.
But California is now the first state to go the other direction by letting some adults join their kids' health insurance plans. Governor"The signing of the Parent Healthcare Act will help more families care for their parents the way they cared for us," Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said.
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