The state of Connecticut is not a private company – it is a government, whose job it is to invest in and to protect its people.
Access Health CT recently announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients will be eligible to enroll in health insurance coverage through state-based marketplaces beginning Nov. 1, after the Biden Administration reversed a decision earlier this year to unfairly exclude DACA recipients from the ACA.
While this is wonderful news, this change will only help a very small number of people, leaving most immigrants in our state still without healthcare. The fact is, we can afford to provide HUSKY for all who need it, documented as well as undocumented – and in fact we can’t afford not to…