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Letter Urging the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Hold States Accountable for Improving Medicaid Renewals for Immigrants and their Family Members
40 Members of the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition’s Steering Committee and Medicaid Unwinding Task Force signed this letter urging CMS to pause Medicaid "unwinding" in states that are out of compliance with federal law and policies. Medicaid eligibility determination processes in these states fail to address known barriers that could lead to eligible people in immigrant families losing Medicaid coverage.
What Does the Biden Public Charge Regulation Mean for Children?
First Focus has updated their policy brief on the public charge rule. The brief examines the impact of the public charge policy on children and their families.
The Biden Public Charge Regulation: What Does it Mean for Immigrant Families?
PIF's early analysis of the new Biden Administration public charge final regulation.
1,000+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Protect Immigrant Families
PIF coordinated this sign-on comment backed by 1,070 organizations. Responding to the Biden Administration's public charge proposal, it urges quick and responsible action to protect immigrant families and the nation.
Online Public Charge Screening Tool
We encourage you to use this online screening tool with immigrants and those who assist them to understand which immigrants face a public charge test and which benefits are included in the public charge test. The website lists the federal names of the benefit programs, has a separate page with CA-specific information, and is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
Public Charge Chill: 3 Things Elected Officials Can Do
Three to accomplish actions elected officials can take to mitigate the continuing chilling effect of the 2019 public charge rule.
Immigrant Families Poll Finds Persistent Chilling Effect
Released in December 2021, this PIF poll found that the vast majority of immigrant families had not heard that the Biden Administration has reversed the Trump public charge policy.
600+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Craft Responsible Public Charge Policy
This letter brings more than 600 nonprofit organizations together to push the Administration toward a more responsible public charge policy.
Harm of Public Charge Policy During COVID-19 Pandemic
This fact sheet summarizes research on the ongoing health and economic threat from the Trump public charge policy, despite its reversal by the Biden Administration.
PIF Partners Urge Biden to Reverse Trump Public Charge Regulations
This PIF-coordinated letter brings hundreds of nonprofits together in urging President-Elect Joe Biden to act quickly to reverse the Trump public charge regulations.
