US Set to Restrict Medicaid Coverage for Legal Immigrants Under New Policy
Source Summary
The Congressional Budget Office projects that 100,000 additional immigrants will lack health insurance by 2034 due to Medicaid eligibility changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, effective October 1. A KFF Health News survey of nine states indicates many more legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims, face imminent loss of health coverage under the new rules.
Why it matters
The policy change will directly reduce health insurance access for a substantial population of legal immigrants, affecting their ability to obtain medical care.
