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Washington state has permission to subsidize health insurance for undocumented immigrants
Washington state has been granted a waiver to federal law allowing it to offer health insurance and subsidies to noncitizens who unlawfully reside in the United States but who live within Washington state’s borders.
The Dec. 9 announcement from the federal government allows the state to suspend a portion of the Affordable Care Act so it can provide access to health insurance to some 105,000 Washin...