Does Medicaid give health coverage to green card holders, or do you have to be a citizen?
Green card holders (lawful permanent residents) can qualify for Medicaid, but they face a 5-year waiting period before accessing full benefits in most cases. The waiting period begins on the date of adjustment to LPR status, not from the initial U.S. entry.
Exceptions to the 5-Year Waiting Period:
• Refugees and asylees
• Cuban/Haitian entrants
• Victims of trafficking
• Amerasian immigrants
• Veterans and active-duty military personnel and their families
• Certain abused immigrants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
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