AOS pending, will it be denied if I applied for Medicaid?

[lost&lonely 0]

If i applied for Medicaid to cover pregnancy costs while AOS was pending would this cause a denial?

I have been unable to get husbands/mine medical insurance to cover the pregnancy as they won't cover for 10months of me being added.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Public benefits considered to be public cash assistance for income maintenance include:

(1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI);

(2) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), but not including supplementary cash benefits excluded from the term "assistance" under TANF program rules or any non-cash benefits and services provided by the TANF program;

(3) State and local cash assistance programs for income maintenance (often called state "General Assistance," but which may exist under other names).

In addition, the costs of institutionalization for long-term care, which may be provided under Medicaid or other programs, may be considered in making public charge determinations.

While the receipt of these benefits may be considered by USCIS or the State Department for the purpose of defining a public charge, having received them does not automatically make someone a public charge. As explained above, the “totality of circumstances” test applies for admission and adjustment. For deportation, all of the procedural requirements previously described apply.

Short-term institutionalization for rehabilitation is not taken into account for public charge purposes.

Q: Are there public benefits that aliens can legally receive without worrying that they will be considered a public charge?

A: Yes. Not all publicly funded benefits will be considered in deciding whether someone is or is likely to become a public charge. The focus of the public charge definition is on cash benefits for income maintenance and institutionalization for long-term care at government expense. Examples of benefits that will not be considered for public charge purposes include:

Medicaid and other health insurance and health services (including public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases; use of health clinics, prenatal care, etc.), other support for institutionalization for long-term care, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Nutrition programs including Food Stamps, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, and other supplementary and emergency food assistance programs:

Source: Z&A

Edited May 26, 2009 by Bobby_Umit

[lost&lonely 0]

Thank you for that information.