Pennie, Pennsylvania’s Health Insurance Exchange has announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients can enroll in health coverage through Pennie. See below for details.
What is happening?
- Effective, November 1, 2024, DACA recipients will no longer be excluded from the definition of lawfully present and, assuming they meet all other eligibility requirements, will be eligible to enroll in health coverage through Pennie and receive financial savings.
- A Special Enrollment Period (SEP) will begin November 1, 2024, allowing DACA recipients 60 days to enroll in coverage through Pennie. When enrolling, the SEP “Gain of Eligible Immigration Status” should be used.
- DACA recipients who enroll in Pennie in November will have a coverage effective date of December 1, 2024. DACA recipients who enroll in Pennie in December will have a coverage effective date of January 1, 2025.
How You Can Help:
- When DACA recipients come to enroll in Medicaid coverage and denied due to their status, encourage them to go to Pennie where they can find quality and affordable health coverage at visit pennie.com.
- DACA recipients will be denied Medicaid, the updated eligibility requirements only apply to State Based Health Insurance Marketplaces like Pennie
- IMPORTANT NOTE: These recipients will not be automatically transferred to Pennie if/when found ineligible for Medicaid.
- For questions, call Pennie Customer Service at +1-844-844-8040