President 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.
But the federal legislation, which Republicans have titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill," would slash federal Medicaid reimbursements to those states by billions of dollars a year in total unless they...
Continue reading...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.
But the federal legislation, which Republicans have titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill," would slash federal Medicaid reimbursements to those states by billions of dollars a year in total unless they...
