Posted: 11:58 AM Feb 17, 2010

New Bill To Give Pregnant Illegal Immigrants Prenatal Care


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Nebraska lawmakers have suspended legislative rules so a bill can be introduced that would let pregnant, illegal immigrants and other women continue to get health insurance coverage for prenatal care.

The vote on Wednesday is a reaction to federal notification to Nebraska that it had been breaking federal rules by allowing unborn children - not just their mothers - to qualify for Medicaid.

For decades, that allowed both legal residents and illegal immigrants who didn't qualify for Medicaid to get Medicaid-covered care because their children qualified.

Campbell's bill is aimed at the yet-to-be-born children of both legal and illegal immigrants, though illegal immigrants would mostly benefit this year.


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