immigrants

As open enrollment into the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is underway, navigators in Central Florida are prepared to hear from a new type of customer.

Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and CHIP will start asking patients' immigration status in November. Florida has had a similar law since 2023.

The governors square off in a first-of-its-kind debate Thursday. Let's compare the political rivals’ health care positions, showing how their policies helped — or hinder— the health of their states’ residents.

Migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and travel to cities around the country are running into a disjointed health care systems when they need treatment.

Some Central Florida mental health providers are getting more calls for help after sweeping immigration reforms were signed into law last week.

The law includes a requirement that hospitals that accept Medicaid ask patients about whether they are U.S. citizens or in the country legally.

The move is likely to generate significant pushback from conservative leaders of states that have been have been reluctant to expand Medicaid and critical of the Biden administration's response to migrants who enter the U.S. illegally.

Foreign-trained medical professionals could help address a workforce shortage and meet the growing demand for care. But they often face barriers to getting certified in the U.S.

Local health departments combat disparities by funding immigrant and minority community groups and letting them decide how best to spend the money.

The industry has long relied on immigrants to bolster its ranks, and they’ll be critical to meeting future staffing needs, experts say. But as the baby boom generation fills beds, policymakers are slow to open new pathways for foreign workers.