Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan

The state's high court has found that cutting legal immigrants out of medical assistance is discriminatory. - - Donna Poisl

By ALICIA GALLEGOS, amednews staff

Preventing legal immigrants from participating in a state medical assistance program for low-income residents is unconstitutional, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled.

The Jan. 5 decision by the state high court ended a two-year court battle between patient advocates and the state over medical care for about 35,000 Massachusetts immigrants. Arguments were heard twice by the court, both times ending in favor of the plaintiffs.
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