Wednesday, July 22, 2009

MASSACHUSETTS: STATE BUDGET CUTS COVERAGE FOR 30,000 DOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS

About 30,000 documented immigrants will lose their health care coverage under Massachusetts' new state budget as policymakers attempt to close a growing state deficit, according to the New York Times.

The cuts are estimated to save the state $130 million and would affect permanent residents who have had green cards for less than five years and are covered under Commonwealth Care, the subsidized insurance program for low-income residents.

The program will save an additional $63 million by no longer automatically enrolling low-income residents in Commonwealth Care.

[Yet in California, our 'undocumented' aliens {they haven't 'immigrated'} continue to cost the state ~4 Billion $ a year, mostly for health care and education.]

READ MORE

No comments: