As of Oct. 1, refugees lose access to Medicaid across the country
Starting Oct. 1, refugees and asylum seekers are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R. 1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed in summer 2025.
Refugees and asylum seekers across the country lost access to Medicaid on October 1. According to NPR Health, this change is a result of a major budget bill passed by Republicans in the summer of 2025, referred to as H.R. 1.
The impact of this change may be significant, with STAT News reporting that hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status are at risk of losing government health coverage. The law, also referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by congressional Republicans, is expected to cut spending by more than $900 billion through 2034 for the state-federal health program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
The law will also affect immigrants in other ways, including stripping many of their Affordable Care Act plan subsidies and Medicare coverage next year, as reported by STAT News.
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