-
1 month ago | 
kff.org | Elizabeth Williams |Drishti Pillai |Akash Pillai |Samantha Artiga
Note: This piece was originally published on May 21, 2025 and was updated on May 22, 2025 to reflect revisions made in the version of the bill passed by the House. The House reconciliation bill will substantially reduce federal Medicaid spending and coverage and increase the number of uninsured according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
-
1 month ago | 
kff.org | Elizabeth Williams |Drishti Pillai |Akash Pillai |Samantha Artiga
Note: This piece was updated on May 21, 2025 to reflect a recent revision made to the reconciliation bill to broaden the FMAP penalty to states that have taken up a federal option to expand coverage for lawfully residing children and/or pregnant people in Medicaid and/or CHIP. The House reconciliation bill will substantially reduce federal Medicaid spending and coverage and increase the number of uninsured according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
-
1 month ago | 
kff.org | Elizabeth Williams |Drishti Pillai |Akash Pillai |Samantha Artiga
The House reconciliation bill will substantially reduce federal Medicaid spending and coverage and increase the number of uninsured according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill includes a provision that seeks to reduce federal Medicaid funding to states as a penalty for providing coverage to undocumented immigrants with their own state funds.
-
2 months ago | 
kff.org | Akash Pillai |Aubrey Winger |Drishti Pillai |Matthew Rae
There are over working on agricultural farms in the U.S. that play an important role in crop work and the nation’s food system. In addition to self-employed farmers and their unhired family members, these workers include 1 million hired workers, who are primarily noncitizen immigrants.
-
2 months ago | 
amsterdamnews.com | Samantha Artiga |Drishti Pillai |Jennifer Tolbert |Akash Pillai
Confusion persists about immigrants’ eligibility for federal programs, with about half or more of U.S. adults and immigrants adults saying they are unsure or incorrectly believe that most immigrants to the U.S. are eligible to enroll in federal health insurance programs, including Medicaid, as soon as they arrive to the U.S. Eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is limited to citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.
-
2 months ago | 
kff.org | Akash Pillai |Jennifer Tolbert |Samantha Artiga |Robin Rudowitz
Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health and long-term care to 83 million low-income people in the U.S. Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the federal government but administered by states within broad federal rules. In addition to meeting federal and state income and residency requirements, eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is limited to U.S. citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.
-
Mar 21, 2025 | 
kff.org | Latoya Hill |Samantha Artiga |Akash Pillai |Alisha Rao
As one of his first actions in office, President Trump signed executive orders revoking federal diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) related programs and actions in the federal government and among federal contractors and grantees. DEI initiatives are intended to create more diverse and inclusive work environments, to address discriminatory policies or practices, as well as to counter the impacts of historical actions that led to unequal opportunities for certain groups.
-
Feb 19, 2025 | 
kff.org | Samantha Artiga |Drishti Pillai |Jennifer Tolbert |Akash Pillai
Confusion persists about immigrants’ eligibility for federal programs, with about half or more of U.S. adults and immigrants adults saying they are unsure or incorrectly believe that most immigrants to the U.S. are eligible to enroll in federal health insurance programs, including Medicaid, as soon as they arrive to the U.S. Eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is limited to citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.
-
Feb 6, 2025 | 
kff.org | Akash Pillai |Drishti Pillai |Samantha Artiga
President Trump has made a slew of immigration policy changes focused on restricting entry at the border and increasing interior enforcement efforts to support mass deportation. These include rescinding protections against enforcement action in previously protected areas such as health care facilities and schools.
-
Jan 15, 2025 | 
kff.org | Drishti Pillai |Akash Pillai |Samantha Artiga
One in four children aged 18 and under living in the U.S. has at least one immigrant parent. Policies that may be implemented under the incoming Trump administration could have significant implications for these children, the vast majority of whom are citizens.
