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The change affects pregnant people and children in the covered refugee population in those states. The supplied report does not quantify how many people may lose coverage.
HEALTH POLICY & CARE • UNITED STATES
Eleven states cut Medicaid coverage for some refugees, NPR reports
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Eleven states, including Arizona, cut Medicaid coverage for refugees who are legally in the United States and are pregnant or children, according to NPR. Most states continued coverage for those groups after Congress cut Medicaid benefits for refugees.
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