Without proof of citizenship, residency, 100,000 could lose Obamacare
Source: LA Times
About 100,000 Californians who haven't yet proved their citizenship or legal residency in the U.S. face losing their Obamacare coverage in October, state officials said.
Covered California, the state-run insurance exchange, enrolled more than 1.2 million people during the rollout of the Affordable Care Act this year. For most consumers, the exchange said, it could verify citizenship or immigration status electronically with a federal data hub.
However, Peter Lee, the exchange's executive director, said Thursday that about 100,000 people must still submit proof of eligibility or risk losing coverage in October. He estimates that most of the people affected are legal residents.
People living in the U.S. illegally aren't eligible for health law coverage. The issue is particularly acute in California, which has a large immigrant population.
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