But she cannot do the work without a Social Security number, which she will be eligible for when she gets her green card.
But other aspects of the law may provide a little bit of relief for people who can't afford or are no longer eligible for Cobra, she added.
The Chinese authorities certified in each case that the child was eligible for adoption, she said, and her agency cannot now independently investigate their backgrounds without a specific request backed by evidence.
Cell lines derived 3 months or a year ago "should still be eligible for funding," she argues.
For instance, people suffering mental ailments are not eligible for compensation, she said.
With more than 20 years in the Reserves, she is eligible for retirement but she hasn't yet reached that decision.
She is not eligible for Medicare since she has never worked/paid taxes in this country.
At 55, Mrs. Green must wait 10 years before being eligible for Medicare, and she is worried, she said.
Since she is not eligible for Medicare, however, she can apply for a premium tax credit, said Lynn Quincy, a senior policy analyst at Consumers Union.
In upstate New York, Dan Maffei, a Democrat, assails the Republican, Representative Ann Marie Buerkle, saying she tried to privatize Medicare while "voting herself a tax-subsidized health care plan that she will be eligible for even after she retires".
