Elderly and Healthcare

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@Pisiform

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1- 5 year rule still applies

2- if their children filled out the financial sponsorship affidavit, then both can get in massive trouble if caught.

There is no 5 yr rule i am aware of. filled out paperwork for an aunty and her son (cousin of mine) who has been here for only 2 years - they are permanent residents. There son works as a cashier and so not making much money of course and she doesn’t work - so their income is quite below the level which qualifies them for medicaid. As for the living situation, they need to show a letter of support from their sponsor that she and her son are living with them and they are providing financial support/food etc.

Its quite the loop holes and trouble you have to go through but its possible if you know what you are doing.

The rules for Medicare as far as I know are you have to have 40 quarters or 10 years of work, if you don’t then your spouse should. Or you will have to pay a higher premium to buy Medicare.

For recent immigrants, younger plate usually covered under their employer plans
Older immigrants who are not working have to wait 5 years before they can buy Medicare coverage.

Medicaid is need based, but immigrant and/or their sponsors have to show in immigration application that they will not be a public burden and a sponsor has to be a certain percentage above poverty line to sponsor. Some states have handled the 5 year stipulation differently from what I have read.

So the question is if you can’t claim poverty then what are the options?

Here is a link.

Health coverage for immigrants