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October 10, 2026
Medicaid Cuts Under Trump Administration Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants
- The cuts have removed Medicaid coverage from an estimated 281,000 legal immigrants across nine states, including refugees and victims of human trafficking.
- Advocates warn that without Medicaid, many will delay care or rely on emergency rooms, increasing healthcare costs for states.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects that 7.5 million people could lose Medicaid coverage by 2034 due to these changes.
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- Trump's Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverageOct 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM · Independent
- Trump's Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverageOct 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM · ABC News