KFF’s Latest Health Tracking Poll Finds That Half of the Public Correctly Say Undocumented Immigrants Are Not Eligible for ACA Coverage, But Many Are Uncertain
Amid debates over the recent government shutdown, some Republican lawmakers claimed that Democrats’ efforts to reverse some provisions of H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” would allow undocumented immigrants to receive federally subsidized health insurance. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to purchase coverage through the ACA marketplaces, or enroll in federally funded coverage, including Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare.
Fielded during the government shutdown, KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll finds that about half (47%) of the public correctly say that undocumented immigrants are not eligible to buy health coverage on the ACA marketplaces, while 14% incorrectly say undocumented immigrants are eligible for this coverage. Notable shares, however, express confusion, with about four in ten (39%) adults saying they are “not sure.”
Notably, similar shares of Republicans (57%) and Democrats (52%) correctly say undocumented immigrants are not eligible for this coverage.
