Does the health care plan provide insurance to illegal immigrants?
The health care bill’s verification mechanism to ensure that illegal immigrants do not get federal insurance subsidies or access to the health insurance exchange is not reliable for several reasons. First, it does not require applicants to present identification documents. In addition, the bill includes a glaring loophole that allows a future president to eliminate the verification requirement entirely “for the exchange and verification of information if the Secretary determines such modifications would reduce the administrative costs and burdens on the applicant.” The bill also contains a confidentiality provision that would bar letting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate an illegal immigrant uncovered during the verification process. 12. What did Republicans do to reform health care when they were in charge? What reforms have you supported? Republicans passed several bills that were signed into law when they were in the majority in Congress: Health Savings Accounts
