
Christine Mai Duc
California Health Policyand Politics Correspondent at KFF Health News
CA correspondent covering health policy for @KFFHealthNews. Alum @WSJ @latimes
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gilmermirror.com | Phil Galewitz |Christine Mai Duc
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving.
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washingtonstatestandard.com | Phil Galewitz |Christine Mai Duc
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving.
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gazettextra.com | Phil Galewitz |Christine Mai Duc
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News, Christine Mai-Duc - KFF Health News (TNS) President Donald Trump's signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants - often children - regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Phil Galewitz |Christine Mai Duc
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News, Christine Mai-Duc, KFF Health News President Donald Trump's signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants - often children - regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving.
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thederrick.com | Phil Galewitz |Christine Mai Duc
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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One of the key provisions of the House budget bill that passed this week: a stiff financial penalty for California and 14 other states (+DC) that use their own funds to cover healthcare for unauthorized immigrants. My latest w/ @philgalewitz https://t.co/EwoHy7qrYm

RT @CalHealthline: “The challenge that we face this year and the challenge we will face for many years is on growth of our Medicaid system,…

RT @CalHealthline: “We all know that the cuts are definitely coming,” Carlos Alarcon @CALimmigrant, on fears that California will roll back…