Questions Remain Over Health Reform Law’s Effect on Farm Workers
Misconceptions and misinformation about provisions in the new health reform law could deter many uninsured agricultural workers in California from seeking health insurance coverage, NPR's "Morning Edition" reports.
About 70% of agricultural workers in California are uninsured. Many of those workers could benefit from Medi-Cal expansions and government subsidies to purchase private coverage. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.
However, it is unclear how the law will affect workers who are undocumented immigrants or farmers who might be required to provide coverage to hired workers or pay a fine (Varney, "Morning Edition," NPR, 4/28).
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