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But this year, 19 groups are uniting to publicly back the legislation as Democrats have control of the presidency and in both chambers of Congress.
Under the bill, immigrants who qualify for Medicaid as well as the Children’s Health Insurance Program can receive coverage without a mandatory five-year waiting period.
The legislation also would permit undocumented immigrants to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, and it would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to get public health care coverage.
The organizations cited a Kaiser Family Foundation report that found noncitizens in the U.S. are more likely to be uninsured, noting a lack of insurance poses an obstacle to getting needed care.
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More Than 80 Pro-Democracy Groups and Leaders Urge Federal Agencies Not to Silence or Downgrade Public Comments
May 11, 2021
Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838
WASHINGTON On Tuesday, more than 80 pro-democracy organizations and individuals sent a letter to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) raising serious concerns about recommendations that could delegitimize mass public comments that are often submitted as part of government proceedings and rulemakings.
ACUS, an independent federal agency, is weighing how other federal agencies should treat mass comments that grassroots and public-interest groups submit. On Tuesday, ACUS is convening the third in a series of meetings to discuss recommended guidelines for federal agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission, that could seriously curtail the public’s ability to engage in important policymaking procedures.
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Biden Administration Restores Rights for Transgender Patients
Officials invited people subject to health care discrimination to file complaints. But formal rule-making will be needed before a Trump-era policy can be fully reversed.
An intensive care unit in Chula Vista, Calif. Monday’s action could have wide-ranging implications for doctors, hospitals, clinics and other parts of the country’s sprawling health care industry. Credit.Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock
Published May 10, 2021Updated May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON The Biden administration announced on Monday that health care providers cannot discriminate against gay and transgender individuals, the latest step in President Biden’s efforts to restore civil rights protections for L.G.B.T.Q. people that were eliminated by his predecessor.
To the editor:
What kills the most Blacks in America? Besides what we hear in the news from the Black Lives Matter protest movement, examine what some other Blacks are saying before big tech silences them for having differing views.
Robert Woodson Sr., Black civil right activist and founder of the Woodson Center, stated the number one killer of Black people is not the police â its abortion. Others agree with him, stating itâs not gang-violence, gun violence, heart attack, stroke, HIV, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Itâs abortion â and Black women are targeted 3-5 times more than white women. Why?