TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 8, 2024

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with a coalition of 14 other state attorneys general led by Kansas, have filed a federal lawsuit to halt the Biden administration's plan to extend Affordable Care Act benefits to undocumented immigrants, includin 100,000 so-called "Dreamers," who were brought into the country as children. The final rule, scheduled to go into effect on Nov. 1, would grant taxpayer-subsidized health plans to more than 200,000 immigrants, including thousands in Tennessee. The suit argues that the plan violates the provisions of the law, which limit eligibility to U.S. citizens, nationals and individuals "lawfully present" in the country. Read more in a release