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看了小编发的F2申请Medicaid的帖，我也来说下这个事吧，不过不是F2，是亲属移民类别的绿卡申请人。
为什么亲属移民类绿卡持有者不能或者说不应该申请Medicaid呢？
我的理解是，首先，申请绿卡的时候跟485一起要交的财产担保，目的就是为了证明你的亲属有足够的财务能力担保你的生活无忧；然后，你要申请Medicaid，这不完全反过来了，说明你财务上出了状况不能支付医疗保险的费用么。。
下面来说说官方 (移民局USCIS官网)的说法：
与I-485一起交的I-864 Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act，这份表格的instruction第一页上明确写了：
（以下三段英文摘自移民局官网uscis.gov上的i-864instruction：http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf ）
"The submission of this form may make the sponsored immigrant ineligible for certain Federal, State, or local means-based public benefits, because an agency that provides means-tested public benefits will consider your resources and assets as available to the sponsored immigrant in determining his or her eligibility for the program.
If the immigrant sponsored in this affidavit does receiveone of the designated Federal, State or local means-tested public benefits, theagency providing the benefit may request that you repay the cost of thebenefits. That agency can sue you if the cost of the benefits provided is notrepaid.
Not all benefits are considered to be means-tested public benefits. See Form I-864P,Poverty Guidelines, for more information…"
那么什么情况属于means-based public benefits呢？我们来看上面提到的Form I-864P,Poverty Guidelines. 以下英文部分摘自移民局官网http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf
Federal Means-Tested Public Benefits include Food Stamps, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)；
State Means-Tested Public Benefits：Each State will determine which, if any, of its public benefits are means-tested. If a State determines that it has programs which meet this definition, it is encouraged to provide notice to the public on which programs are included. Check with the State public assistance office to determine which, if any, State assistance programs have been determined to be State means-tested public benefits
Programs Not Included:The following Federal and State programs are not included as means-tested benefits: emergency Medicaid; short-term, non-cash emergency relief; services provided under the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts; immunizations and testing and treatment for communicable diseases; student assistance under the Higher Education Act and the Public Health Service Act; certain forms of foster-care or adoption assistance under the Social Security Act; Head Start Programs; means-tested programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and Job Training Partnership Act programs.
Medicaid属于means-based public benefit，后面有mm说到的emergency medicaid不属于。WIC的话我不清楚没问过, 感觉上会算是我标红的short-term, non-cash emergency relief吧。
所以正在准备申请／在申请过程中／持有亲属类移民绿卡的准妈妈们，还是老老实实走保险，不要申请Medicaid了。万一被查到，轻的话会被要求偿还Medicaid支付的费用，重的话我就不说了。。。 | 
发表于 2014-7-25 12:23:37
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