28-01-2025
Advocate group calls for expansion of Medicaid to immigrants
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The biggest debate in Hartford this year is what to do with all the money the state has saved up. There's a group that would like to see some used to keep people out of hospitals.
Husky 4 Immigrants is holding a press conference on Tuesday. HUSKY is the state's Medicaid program. The group calls for the state to expand HUSKY to include everyone, regardless of immigration status.
The group has had success in gradually expanding that coverage. They started with children. The idea is, that even if their parents brought them to this country without proper documentation, children deserve preventative healthcare.
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They have increased that to everyone 15 years old and under. The next step, they say, should be Medicaid for everyone financially eligible.
Republicans are calling for a suspension of the program. They say it is exceeding projections by tens of millions of dollars and essentially provides free healthcare to anyone in the world who happens to be in Connecticut when they get sick.
Supporters say preventative healthcare saves the state money. If someone can get regular healthcare.
They say they are less likely to end up in the emergency room with a major health problem that costs more to treat.
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