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US poised to remove legal immigrants from Medicaid coverage
Original: US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims
The United States is preparing to strip Medicaid coverage from groups of legal immigrants, among them refugees and victims of sex trafficking, according to reporting by KFF Health News. The move would affect people who are in the country lawfully and currently qualify for the public health insurance program. Critics say it would leave some of the most vulnerable residents without health care.
Why now: A reported policy change affecting healthcare access for vulnerable legal immigrant groups is drawing attention amid ongoing immigration debates.
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- US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims · KFF Health News
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