The pre-existing condition - special thanks to Obama and Biden
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Incorrect. I work for the NY Health Exchange, and had a call this week from a woman whose sister is here from overseas on a visa and who applied for, and received Emergency Medicaid through...... wait for it...... New York State of Health.
AKA, the NY ACA Marketplace.
The NYSH grants emergency medical services to foreign visitors - the key word being emergency medical services. We're talking trauma from a car accident, heart attack, etc. This should not include the type of illness that that the OP described - a pre-existing illness that requires prolonged treatment.
And other visas doesn't mean B-2 visa. Nowhere does it say B-2 visa
If I say dogs, cats, and other animals are suitable as pets; using your logic that means a tiger is a suitable pet.
And then there is this. It's funny to me how I keep finding facts that directly contradicts what you said.
Oh I know, I know. You're going to reply with the usual: But I didn't know Obamacare and ACA is the same thing?!!! No, wait. Let me try again: But I wasn't talking about Obamacare!!! I was talking about ACA!!
LOL.
You are wrong still.
I am not qualified to explain what "legally present" means, but here's a lawyer's explanation in regarding to the eligility for ACA:
Nonimmigrant visa holders include tourists, students, and visitors on business, as well as individuals who are permitted to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely. Nonimmigrants may have a status granted under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(A) through (V) or by a treaty such as the one described below. ... Nonimmigrants who have not violated the terms of their status are considered “lawfully present.”
Nonimmigrant visa holders include tourists, students, and visitors on business, as well as individuals who are permitted to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely. Nonimmigrants may have a status granted under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(A) through (V) or by a treaty such as the one described below. ... Nonimmigrants who have not violated the terms of their status are considered “lawfully present.”
Let's look to the insurance companies who are selling insurance to foreign travelers and what do they say:
Foreign visitors to the USA are not eligible for Obamacare, officially known as Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Are visitors to US eligible for this Obama Care? No. This facility is not available for visitors to the US no matter if their family members be it sons or daughters or parents are US citizens. As long as they are short term visitors to US they have to pay their medical bills on their own during their visit in the United States. For this reason we have a number of short term travel insurance/health insurance plans available for visitors to US.
Visitor’s insurance is not Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliant. Preventive care, pre-existing conditions, and maternity coverage are typically excluded benefits.
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Are visitors medical insurance plans ACA (Obamacare) compliant?
Travel medical insurance policies are not ACA compliant because they do not need to be. Travel medical insurance policies are for travelers or visitors who want coverage outside of their home country. As a traveler or visitor in the U.S., you are not mandated to have an ACA compliant policy.
I literally cannot find any visitor insurance says they are required to be compliant with ACA.
I also cannot find any ACA site that allows someone with a B-2 visa to sign up.
If you can find either of the above, you win. Otherwise, it's just BS.
Let's look to the insurance companies who are selling insurance to foreign travelers and what do they say:
I literally cannot find any visitor insurance says they are required to be compliant with ACA.
I also cannot find any ACA site that allows someone with a B-2 visa to sign up.
If you can find either of the above, you win. Otherwise, it's just BS.
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Good work.
The whole premise is absurd. Insurance companies are not going to offer visitors health insurance that covers non-urgent care or elective surgeries. It just doesn't exist.
This link shows who can buy regular health insurance and who can't.
The NYSH grants emergency medical services to foreign visitors - the key word being emergency medical services. We're talking trauma from a car accident, heart attack, etc. This should not include the type of illness that that the OP described - a pre-existing illness that requires prolonged treatment.
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Did you read the post I was ACTUALLY responding to? I wasn't responding to the OP.
They aren’t coming here for free healthcare; they are coming for jobs and a better life for their children.
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