Medicaid’s New Immigrant Eligibility Rules: Coverage Lost, Costs Shifted

Section 71109 of the 2025 reconciliation law took effect October 1, 2026, narrowing federally funded Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for many lawfully present immigrants. The panel examines who is affected, what emergency coverage remains, and whether savings will simply reappear as state and hospital costs.

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