Biden Extends Obamacare to ‘Dreamers’ Lacking Health Plans (1)

President Joe Biden will allow a group of undocumented US residents to access health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a change that comes as the president’s campaign looks to make inroads with Latino communities.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it would publish a final rule extending Obamacare access to people under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, which provides provides work permits and deportation prevention for people who came to the US as undocumented children.

About one-third of DACA recipients, known as “Dreamers,” don’t have health insurance, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said. ...