>> THOUSANDS OF UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS ARE IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING HEALTHCARE COVERAGE WILL PAIR OF STATE PROGRAMS.

THE PROGRAM'S ROLLED OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANT ADULTS AND SENIORS.

IT OFFERED HEALTH COVERAGE FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

THE STATE SAYS THE PROGRAM FACES FUNDING PROBLEMS AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED NEW RESTRICTIONS.

HOWEVER, ADVOCATES ARE PUSHING BACK IN URGING THE STATE TO CONTINUE TO FULLY FUND BOTH PROGRAMS.

HERE TO TELL US MORE FROM SPRINGFIELD ARE.

THEY DON'T I'VE SEEN SETTLES A VOLUNTEER, AN IMMIGRANT ENROLLED IN THE HEALTH BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANT ADULTS PROGRAM WHO WAS JOINED BY A TRANSLATOR AND HE DIDN'T ON THE VICE PRESIDENT OF IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AT THE RECENT ACTION PROJECT.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

BEST.

YES, AT THE NOW AND I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

IT'S I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

IT'S ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE COULD LOSE COVERAGE DUE TO THE LATEST CHANGE WHICH SAYS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED 4 FEET FEWER THAN 5 YEARS WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> I YEAH.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN OR HBA NEED TO BE AS ONE OF THOSE HAS I'M TAKING FOLKS KNOW ARE LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS MOVING THEM OFF INTO A DIFFERENT COVERAGE THAT WANT TO TAKE EFFECT.

WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THERE ADDITIONAL CHANGES REALLY HURT THE UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION, HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANTS SEEN OR SO UNDOCUMENTED.

SENIORS WILL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE CHOICES.

>> AND THAT WANT TO GO TO YOU.

HOW HAS HAVING ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS HELP TOO UP THE NEEDLE ON DOING SO WITHOUT THAT BAILOUT WILL STAY.

>> PUNISHMENT SYSTEM SEE WELL ME WHICH WE HAVE THE LITTLE SCHOOLS >> MAYBE COAST.

REASON UP AND THEN WHOLE YEAR.

BUT IT'S NOT OPEN MISS THAT.

WOULDN'T CENT.

>> GENERALLY DO THIS CLOSELY AS THE PROGRAM.

IN THAT THAT WAS HIT ON MEAN, CHECK OPEN IT FOR THAN COMMENT ON THIS UPCOMING YES, IT HAVING A BOARD >> SO THINK AS SAYING IT HELPED HER COVERAGE.

MEDICAL SHE LOST HER AT THE BEGINNING OF PANDEMIC AND HER INSURANCE ALONG WITH THAT.

AND WHICH IS AT THE CLINIC WHERE SHE GOES FOR HEALTH TREATMENT.

THEY TOLD HER ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

>> NOW WE ALSO INVITED.

I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ALSO INVITE AT THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES.

THE DECLINED TO JOIN BUT DID SHARE STATEMENT WITH US.

HERE IS PART OF IT.

THEN TENSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CONDUCT READ DETERMINATIONS FROM HB I A AND H B, I S CUSTOMERS.

BUT THESE PROGRAMS LAUNCHED DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHEN MEDICAID RE DETERMINATIONS WERE PAUSED.

NOW.

GFS IS NOW IMPLEMENTING RE DETERMINATIONS FOR CUSTOMERS FOR THE FIRST TIME NOW AND IN IT, I I WANT TO GO TO YOU AT IT.

THE STATE IS SAYING THE CHANGE HAS TO DO WITH THE BUDGET.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

>> YEAH.

I MEAN, ONE IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT FOLKS HAVE TO DETERMINATION LIKE ANY OTHER POPULATION.

BUT THE IS THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE ALREADY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FROM WHAT U.S. CITIZENS QUALIFY SO WE DON'T WANT THAT.

WE DON'T WANT THAT WHILE VACATIONS TO CONTINUE TO CHANGE BECAUSE THAT'S GOING MAKE IT SO THAT EVEN EXISTING PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE PROGRAM WHO ARE NOW GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR NOW ABLE TO GET TREATMENT IF THEY HAVE A COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR COVERAGE NOT BECAUSE OF DETERMINATION, BUT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL THAT COULD HAPPEN GIVEN MY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

>> DID THE ALTERNATE PROPOSED BY AGE OFFENSES TO REAPPLY FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THROUGH THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE.

BUT DOESN'T GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR EVERYONE TRYING TO REAPPLY.

>> FOR MOST FOLKS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN HBA ARE EACH ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SO ANYBODY WHO IS UNDOCUMENTED IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE MARKETPLACE AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY WHY WE NEED TO THESE PROGRAMS >> WELL, WE JUST SHARE SOME OF CHALLENGES OR OBSTACLES.

AND TRY APPLY ONE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE ALL DONE, CS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE MARKETPLACE.

>> ONLY LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND 4 HAVE BEEN THE OPEN RESIDENTS UNDER 5 YEARS WOULD ELIGIBLE.

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS UNDOCUMENTED.

PEOPLE LIKE MY PARENTS, PEOPLE LIKE THAT ON A COUPLE OF RECEIVING A MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOMETIMES IN WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR ENTERING THE MARKETPLACE.

>> AND NICK, I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

YOU HAVE LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 23 YEARS.

CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS BENEFITED YOU MORE ARTICLE?

STAY AT LOOK BOOK 2000 MEALS, SPORTING THAT IS 9 THE HOPE THAT THEN YES, IT WOULD OUNCE ON THIS THAT THAT I HOPE ONE LITTLE BIT OF THE OL.

GOAL IS TO MAHSA UP THAN DEFENDANT.

THE 06:00AM IN A IS NOT ILLEGAL.

>> AND THIS THEN GUESS IT UP FOOD WAS COOKED BY LAW SKIPPING ANY OF HE DOING TO BE?

WILL TELL IT IS >> THE AD IN A MIST THAT PEOPLE MEET NEWS 8 MINUTES.

THOSE THE MOST.

>> THE MEN WILL THAT I DON'T WANT MISS MEMO SAID THE IT CAN ME ME.

AND THEN YOU MAY BE MAKING ELIMINATE ANOTHER CHILL YOU ENGLAND LONDON, ENGLAND THAT ARE MADE IN THE NAME MY SETTINGS, THAT DEAL BECAUSE IT COULD CONSIDER CAME IN FROM AGAINST COMMITTEE ON THE OF THE U.S. A, BUT I'M USED AS ANY ONE, WITH 8 OPENNESS AND ACQUITTED, BUT I MAY MAY SIGNAL SYSTEM EVEN ASIDE.

IS MOMENT CONCEPT MOMENT THING BECAUSE IT MANDATE MANAGE OTHER WOULD LITTLE PEOPLE THE SCHOOL SCHOOL.

I MEAN, IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHEN WILL BE THEM AND THOSE WE NEED.

>> VATICAN SAID BEFORE WITH PREVIOUS INSURANCE, SHE HAD CO PAYS OUT POCKET ARE UNAFFORDABLE WITH THIS NEW SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO GET THE EXAMS AND TESTS NEEDED.

ONE OF THE TESTS THEY FOUND MASSIVE HER THAT SHE GOT COULD BE CANCER.

SHE'S HAD FAMILY MEMBERS ANSWER, WHICH IS SCARY.

AND THIS COVERAGE ALLOWED HER TO GET THE TESTS NOT ONLY FOR THAT, BUT FOR OTHER THINGS NOT LUCKILY, EVERYTHING HAS COME, BUT IT'S REALLY ALLOWED HER TO GET ALL OF THE COVERAGE SERVICES THAT BE DONE.

>> AND THEN WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE SECONDS LEFT.

WHAT'S THE LAST MESSAGE YOU'RE OUT IN SPRINGFIELD'S?

WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW?

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT IMMIGRANTS YOU HAVE SPENDING POWER WILL WORK.

I'LL CLOSE TO 60 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS PAID 0.6 BILLION AND LOCAL AND STATE TAXES YEAR AFTER YEAR.

HAVE CONTINUED TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR MOST PROGRAMS.

AND JUST 0, 6%, OF THE BUDGET IS SAVING THE LIVES COUNTLESS IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE