How Should California Deal With Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants?

As many as one million undocumented immigrants in California will remain ineligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The California Endowment last month launched a statewide media campaign to get the issue into the public mainstream with television, radio and print ads.

The campaign, not tied to any specific legislation or ballot measure nationally or in California, was designed to “get the discussion started,” according to Endowment officials.

Now what? What’s the next step? We asked stakeholders how California policymakers should deal with health care for undocumented immigrants.

We got responses from:

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.

<h1>How Should California Deal With Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants?</h1>
<div>		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2013-12-16T03:00:00-08:00">
			December 16, 2013		</time>
		</div>
<p>As many as one million undocumented immigrants in California will remain ineligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.</p><p>The California Endowment last month launched a <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/insight/2013/campaign-advocates-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants-in-california">statewide media campaign</a> to get the issue into the public mainstream with television, radio and print ads. </p><p>The campaign, not tied to any specific legislation or ballot measure nationally or in California, was designed to “get the discussion started,” according to Endowment officials.</p><p>Now what? What’s the next step? We asked stakeholders how California policymakers should deal with health care for undocumented immigrants.</p><p>We got responses from:</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/how-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/how-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/how-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20How%20Should%20California%20Deal%20With%20Health%20Coverage%20for%20Undocumented%20Immigrants%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Fhow-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/how-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/how-should-california-deal-with-health-coverage-for-undocumented-immigrants/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

Some elements may be removed from this article due to republishing restrictions. If you have questions about available photos or other content, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.