{
  "id": 10904372,
  "title": "US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-poised-to-boot-legal-immigrants-from-medicaid-including-refugees",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KFF Health News",
    "slug": "kff-health-news",
    "url": "https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/immigrants-kicked-off-medicaid-refugees-asylum-seekers-trump-big-beautiful-bill-cbo-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting October 1, tens of thousands of immigrants with legal status, including refugees, asylees, sex trafficking victims and interpreters who assisted U.S. troops in Afghanistan, could lose their Medicaid coverage, according to state data. The impending cuts are part of President Trump's 2025 legislation, which aims to cut Medicaid spending by over $900 billion by 2034. While green card holders are exempt, many immigrants who entered the U.S. legally will be among the first to lose coverage under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates around 100,000 additional immigrants will become uninsured by 2034 due to the changes. Florida officials expect nearly 177,000 immigrants to lose eligibility, while Arizona predicts nearly 28,000 and Washington state anticipates 11,000. Ahin, a Syrian refugee, is one of those who fear the loss of Medicaid coverage after seeking medical treatment for severe abdominal pain, which she said would have been covered by the program.",
  "summary": "The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect Oct. 1. A KFF Health News survey of nine states found many more are at imminent risk of losing health coverage.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}