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Thousands of legal immigrants lose Medicaid coverage under Trump

The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims. The new restrictions took effect at the start of October and aim to reduce federally funded healthcare for noncitizen…

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Thousands of legal immigrants lose Medicaid coverage under Trump

The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims. The new restrictions took effect at the start of October and aim to reduce federally funded healthcare for noncitizen…

New restrictions have stripped Medicaid coverage from certain legal immigrants, including refugees and victims of human trafficking, as part of broader federal changes to the health insurance program…

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