Charge That Bipartisan SCHIP Compromise Bill Aids Undocumented Immigrants Is False


 

Publication Date: September 2007

Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Citizenship; International migration; Economic projections; Health insurance

Type: Report

Abstract:

Some opponents of the bipartisan SCHIP compromise legislation are charging that the bill opens Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to illegal immigrants.  This charge is false.