The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal does not touch on the legality of the public charge rule but only on the ability of the 13 states to intervene in defense of the rule.
view more »Association Comments on Public Charge Proposed Rule
May 3, 2022 ||The association thanked the administration for taking steps to reverse the damaging 2019 broadened definition of public charge and made recommendations for developing and implementing a new definition.
view more »The proposed rule limits the types of benefits considered in public charge determinations to exclude nonemergency Medicaid and other in-kind benefits that were in the 2019 final rule.
view more »DHS Proposes New Public Charge Definition
Feb. 24, 2022 ||The Department of Homeland Security proposed rule is a step toward withdrawing and replacing the controversial public charge regulation issued by the Trump administration. The new definition would include only cash benefits and long-term institutionalization. Comments are due April 25.
view more »Association Comments on DACA Proposed Rule
Nov. 29, 2021 ||The proposed rule aims to strengthen and preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which is critical to the nation's health care workforce. The association urges the Department of Homeland Security to formally add the policy through the notice-and-comment rulemaking process.
view more »Association Submits Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
Oct. 25, 2021 ||America's Essential Hospitals submitted comments on the Department of Homeland Security advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. Following feedback, the agency plans to engage in the rulemaking process to issue an updated public charge regulation.
view more »Administration Proposes to Codify DACA Program
Oct. 12, 2021 ||The Department of Homeland Security will use the notice-and-comment rulemaking process to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
view more »DHS releases ANPRM on Public Charge
Aug. 24, 2021 ||The Department of Homeland Security released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to gather data and feedback on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. Public comments are due Oct. 22; DHS will host public listening sessions on Sept. 14 and Oct. 5.
view more »Administration Advises States on Change to Public Charge Rule
July 27, 2021 ||A bulletin from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services notes the withdrawal of the 2019 public charge rule and addresses states' role in safeguarding applicant and beneficiary information. The public charge rule was vacated and is no longer in effect, retroactive to March 2, 2021.
view more »Essential Hospitals Praise Withdrawal of Public Charge Rule
March 11, 2021 ||With the roll back of the rule, we must rebuild trust in immigrant communities through education and outreach to overcome fears that access to needed health care services could come at the cost of remaining in this country.
view more »Association Advocates for Priorities with Biden Administration
Feb. 16, 2021 ||America's Essential Hospitals sent a letter to President Joe Biden and his administration detailing key priorities for essential hospitals, including issues related to structural racism, COVID-19, Medicaid, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, site-neutral payment policies, immigration, and other topics.
view more »Biden Orders Agencies to Review Public Charge Rules
Feb. 4, 2021 ||A new executive order calls on agencies to review public charge rules enacted under the Trump administration. Two other executive orders establish an interagency task force to reunite immigrant families and create a comprehensive regional framework to address the causes of migration.
view more »Essential Hospitals Praise Public Charge Review, Seek Reversal
Feb. 3, 2021 ||We thank President Joe Biden for his compassionate decision to ensure legal immigrants can participate in all the opportunities our country offers, including access to affordable health care for themselves and their families.
view more »Biden Administration Releases Notable Executive Orders in Week One
Jan. 26, 2021 ||In his first week in office, President Biden released multiple executive orders of note to essential hospitals, including those related to COVID-19, health equity and nondiscrimination, and immigration.
view more »Association Addresses New Administration, Outlines Priorities
Nov. 20, 2020 ||In its first letter to President-elect Joseph Biden and his transition team, America's Essential Hospitals noted a desire to work together to stabilize the nation's health care safety net and described several administrative policy priorities and paths of partnership.
view more »Court Invalidates Public Charge Rule; Enforcement Continues
Nov. 10, 2020 ||The decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois marks the first time a court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on the merits of the legal challenges to the public charge rule. DHS immediately appealed the case, allowing continued enforcement while the appeal is pending.
view more »Association Comments on Proposed Physician Visa Changes
Nov. 3, 2020 ||In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, America’s Essential Hospitals called on the department to withdraw a proposal that could affect the ability of essential hospitals to hire and retain international medical graduates in residency programs.
view more »DHS Proposes Visa Changes Affecting GME Programs
Oct. 20, 2020 ||The change would require certain visa holders completing medical education or training to proactively apply for an extension of status toward the end of their authorized period of stay.
view more »New Ruling on Public Charge Narrows Nationwide Injunction
Aug. 18, 2020 ||The decision limits a block on implementation and enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security public charge rule to only three states: Connecticut, New York, and Vermont. The nationwide injunction on the Department of State's public charge rule is still in effect.
view more »Court Blocks Public Charge Rule During Pandemic
Aug. 3, 2020 ||A federal district court blocked for the duration of the public health emergency the nationwide implementation, application, and enforcement of a Department of Homeland Security rule expanding the types of public benefits immigration officials consider in making a public charge determination.
view more »Administration Suspends Certain Employment-Based Visas
June 30, 2020 ||The proclamation pauses the issuance of new non-immigrant employment-based visas until Dec. 31, 2020. The suspension excludes individuals whose entry is deemed in the national interest, including those providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients or conducting research on the pandemic.
view more »Supreme Court Ruling Leaves DACA Intact
June 23, 2020 ||In a closely split decision, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration unlawfully terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The decision allows an opportunity to rescind the program if the administration follows appropriate procedures.
view more »State Policy Snapshot: Emergency Medicaid for COVID-19 Testing, Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants
May 21, 2020 ||This State Policy Snapshot summarizes how states are turning to emergency Medicaid authority to provide coverage of COVID-19 services for specific populations, such as individuals who would qualify for public assistance if not for their immigration status.
view more »States Respond to COVID-19: Seeking to Freeze Public Charge Rule
April 21, 2020 ||Attorneys general from three states ask the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the administration's public charge rule as the nation grapples with COVID-19. A study identifies which states are tracking race and ethnicity data amid the pandemic. CMS approves new time-limited disaster state plan amendments.
view more »COVID-19 Services Will Not Affect Public Charge Determination
March 18, 2020 ||An alert from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services clarifies testing, treatment, and preventive care — including a vaccine, if one becomes available — related to COVID-19 will not be considered as part of a public charge inadmissibility determination.
view more »DHS, DOS Begin Enforcing Revised Public Charge Definition
Feb. 25, 2020 ||The Department of Homeland Security will implement its expanded definition of public charge nationwide until five district courts decide on the lawfulness of change. Meanwhile, the Department of State also will begin using the expanded definition for those seeking visas.
view more »DHS to Begin Implementing Public Charge Rule on Feb. 24
Feb. 3, 2020 ||The Department of Homeland Security will evaluate applications for immigration benefits postmarked or submitted electronically on or after Feb. 24. The agency will not consider any newly added public benefit categories that the applicant received before Feb. 24.
view more »Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
Jan. 27, 2020 ||DHS now can enforce the public charge rule everywhere but Illinois. The stay on the injunction will remain in place until the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit makes a final decision on the merits of the government’s appeal.
view more »Association Comments on Revised Public Charge Definition
Nov. 19, 2019 ||In a letter to the Department of State, America’s Essential Hospitals expressed concern that broadening the definition of public charge would harm the nation’s health care system, vulnerable patients, and state and local economies.
view more »State Department Seeks Comment on Public Charge Form
Nov. 1, 2019 ||The agency seeks comment on a questionnaire to enforce its revised public charge standard for visa applicants. Separately, the department sought comment and emergency review of information collection to enforce the presidential proclamation suspending the entry of immigrants without health coverage.
view more »State Department Revises Public Charge Definition
Oct. 17, 2019 ||The rule intends to align the State Department’s public charge definition with the Department of Homeland Security public charge final rule.
view more »Federal Judges Halt Enforcement of Public Charge Rule
Oct. 15, 2019 ||America’s Essential Hospitals applauded the decision, noting that the rule threatens the health of millions and the stability of essential hospitals.
view more »Statement on Court Decision to Enjoin Public Charge Rule
Oct. 11, 2019 ||America's Essential Hospitals applauds a U.S. District Court's ruling to halt enforcement of the administration's damaging policy to expand the public charge definition.
view more »Association Files Amicus Brief in DACA Case
Oct. 11, 2019 ||The brief urges the United States Supreme Court to uphold prior rulings and reject the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
view more »The proclamation states that the entry of immigrants who do not obtain health insurance financially burdens the health care system.
view more »An amicus brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by America's Essential Hospitals and five other national hospital associations highlights how the Department of Homeland Security public charge final rule would harm hospitals and patients.
view more »CMS Issues Guidance on Enforcement of Immigrant Benefit Rules
Aug. 26, 2019 ||The guidance follows a May 23 presidential memorandum calling for increased enforcement of laws related to individuals sponsoring immigration applicants.
view more »The Department of Homeland Security finalized a proposed rule that expands the definition of “public charge” in immigration application determinations to include additional types of public benefits and new immigration applicant categories.
view more »DHS Finalizes Public Charge Rule
Aug. 12, 2019 ||The final rule revises the criteria that determines whether an individual seeking to enter the country or become a lawful permanent resident could become a public charge.
view more »Public Charge Rule Threatens Immigrants’ Health, Access to Care
Aug. 12, 2019 ||The administration’s final rule on the public charge definition worsens the chilling effect that threatens the health of millions of people by making it more likely they forgo care for themselves and their families to avoid putting their legal immigration status at risk.
view more »Calif. First to Expand Medicaid to Undocumented Young Adults
July 16, 2019 ||The expansion, which takes effect in 2020, applies to low-income residents ages 19 to 25, regardless of immigration status. The state estimates more than 100,000 undocumented young adults will be eligible for the expanded coverage.
view more »In a July 9 letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, America’s Essential Hospitals expressed concern that changes to federal housing assistance eligibility requirements could increase housing instability and worsen health outcomes.
view more »Presidential Memo Targets Enforcement of Immigrant Benefit Rules
May 28, 2019 ||Under current law, most individuals applying to enter the country on a visa or applying for a green card must submit an affidavit of support from a sponsor residing in the United States who meets certain criteria. The memo claims these requirements are not adequately enforced.
view more »On the Hill: Shutdown Averted, Medicare-for-All Bill Expected
Feb. 19, 2019 ||The president signs a multibillion-dollar funding package and declares a national emergency, which now faces multiple court challenges. Two House Democrats announce plans to introduce Medicare-for-all legislation.
view more »On the Hill: Congress Passes Medicaid Extenders, Stalled on Shutdown
Jan. 22, 2019 ||The Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 heads to President Trump for approval. Meanwhile, a new bill would limit the use of Medicaid to care for undocumented immigrants.
view more »Association Comments on Public Charge Proposed Rule
Dec. 10, 2018 ||The association urged the Department of Homeland Security to exclude nonemergency Medicaid benefits and low-income subsidies for Medicare Part D beneficiaries from the list of programs considered in public charge determinations.
view more »Hear how essential hospitals Harris Health and NYC Health + Hospitals work with their communities to ensure immigrants get the care they need.
view more »Learn more about the public charge proposal, and discover how you and your hospital system can prepare for the changes ahead.
view more »America’s Essential Hospitals is closely reviewing the proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security and evaluating its potential impact on our members. We encourage all members to review the provisions of the proposed rule, provide us feedback, and submit your own comments to the agency.
view more »DHS Proposal Would Consider Health Benefits in Immigration Decisions
Sept. 25, 2018 ||The proposal differs from a previously leaked version and expands the list of public programs for consideration in a public charge determination.
view more »By creating a strong disincentive to seek care, this rule would force people to forgo medical visits and medications until they are sicker and costlier to treat.
view more »Immigration and Health Care: Resources for Essential Hospitals
Oct. 18, 2017 ||America's Essential Hospitals has compiled relevant immigration resources to inform essential hospitals about the rights of patients and providers.
view more »New Travel Suspension Order Could Affect Health Care Workforce
Oct. 2, 2017 ||The new directive applies to Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, but the specifics vary by country.
view more »As shifting immigration policies begin to impact health care, participants heard from Mayra Joachin of the National Immigration Law Center about a new toolkit designed to help providers understand their rights and those of their patients.
view more »Coalition Expresses Concern Over Trump Immigration Order
Feb. 7, 2017 ||America’s Essential Hospitals and 57 other groups say restricting admission of certain foreign nationals and refugees will disrupt care, health education, and research.
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view more »On the Hill: Homeland Security, 340B, HIT, ACA, and SGR
March 3, 2015 ||Congress must pass a homeland security spending bill this week, and health insurance marketplaces are under scrutiny as oral arguments in the King v. Burwell Supreme Court case begin.
view more »On the Hill: Public Health Markup, CHIP, Immigration
Feb. 18, 2015 ||Including trauma and drug-related bills, CHIP funding extensions, and homeland security
view more »Also on tap is a Senate vote on homeland security funding that would bar legal status for undocumented immigrants and President Obama's 2016 budget
view more »Also under consideration is legislation addressing human trafficking, immigration, and border security
view more »On the Hill: Immigration, Veterans, SGR
Jan. 13, 2015 ||Congress meets this week to pass Keystone Pipeline legislation and Homeland Security funding, considers immigration and veterans' mental health.
view more »On the Hill: Omnibus, Immigration, CHIP, Election Results
Dec. 9, 2014 ||Congress must past spending legislation before Dec. 11, governors request CHIP funding extension, Cassidy defeats Landrieu.
view more »On the Hill: Federal Spending, Immigration, New Committee Leadership
Nov. 25, 2014 ||Impact of president's recent action on immigration could complicate congressional passage of FY 2015 spending bill; leadership changes progress for key health committees in House, Senate
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