In 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand health insurance to millions of uninsured Californians, but the act will not include those children who are illegal immigrants or have parents who are, according to the report. The findings from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research are based on data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
According to the findings, the number of uninsured Californians has climbed since 2007, while, at the same time, immigration has decreased. The number of children who would be excluded from healthcare reform programs is unclear, but researchers estimate that approximately 220,000 children will be prevented from entering Medi-Cal or buying private insurance in the California Health Benefit Exchange because of their immigration status.
Read the California Watch report on children and health insurance.
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