The Biden proposal calls for the definition of “lawful presence” to be amended to include DACA recipients for purposes of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage.
In response to an email from NBC News, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which submitted the proposed rule, stated that, “While we cannot speculate on when the rule will be finalized, note that the proposed rule includes a proposed effective date for all provisions of November 1, 2023."on the proposed regulations, “and specifically on the feasibility of this date and whether to consider a different effective date," it stated.
On top of that,"there are also those memories of families not being able to afford health care and having to deal with bills," Matos added.