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[ashina74]

What is the name of your state? AZ

My grandma is 75 year old and a permanent resident for more than 5 years.

She is a widow and did not work in the U.S. She came to live with us as she have no other family or someone who can help her.

She currently has an expensive private health insurance through the marketplace. Her finance is very limited and we pick up most of her expense. We are not sure if she is eligible for medicare, medicaid or any other program.

What is a conditional medicare? QMB application? What is the process?

Since her income is limited will it be better to apply to medicaid?

What is AZ AHCCCS?

What will be our best course of action?

 

[doucar]

You generally have to have 40 quarters or 10 years working under social security or have a spouse that has to be eligible for Medicare. You can go to the state department of social services and see if she is eligible for Medicaid.

 

[NeilTheCop]

Last Monday everything changed.

On February 24, 2020, new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations apply to the definition and factors for “public charge” status. These regulations outline how USCIS will determine whether applications for admission to the United States or applications for adjustment to immigration status will be denied because the applicant is likely at any time to become a public charge.

Use of public benefits could be considered a negative factor in a public charge inadmissibility determination. This means it could affect your chances of admission or adjustment of status.

• Enrollment in a Marketplace plan (with or without premium tax credits) is not a public benefit under the public charge final rule.
• For children under age 21 and pregnant women, enrollment in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) won’t be considered to be a public benefit under the public charge rule.

But for some foreign national adults, enrollment in Medicaid may be considered a negative factor in a public charge inadmissibility determination.

https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/lawfully-present-immigrants/

As she has not been a public charge so far it may be a good idea for her to apply for citizenship.