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Public Charge Policies Will Decrease Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

This analysis examines how a proposed federal rule that would rescind Biden administration public charge regulations is expected to decrease participation in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) among immigrant families. The proposed changes could lead to between 1.3 million and 4 million people in immigrant families disenrolling from Medicaid or CHIP, including 600,000 to 1.8 million citizen children.

Also: New Health-Related Visa Guidance Could Impact Millions of Noncitizens

Refugees and Asylees: Recent Changes in Access to Health Coverage and Other Assistance

Policy Bars Many Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports

Health Issues for Immigrants in Detention Centers

CMS Plans to Share Data with ICE Could Exacerbate Immigrant Families’ Fears About Accessing Health Coverage and Care

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KFF-New York Times Survey: Immigrants Report Rising Fear, Negative Economic and Health Impacts, and Changing Political Views During the First Year of President Trump’s Second Term

The 2025 Survey of Immigrants, a partnership between KFF and The New York Times, takes an in-depth look at the experiences of immigrants during the first year of President Trump’s second term, including their worries related to increased immigration enforcement, their health and economic wellbeing, and the political views and preferences of immigrant voters. The survey paints a portrait of families under strain — where fear of detention and economic instability are negatively impacting immigrants’ health and reshaping immigrant families’ daily lives and views of U.S. political parties.

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  • Immigration Reform and Access to Health Coverage: Key Issues to Consider

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    The Obama administration and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently released blueprints for immigration reform proposals that include a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. Subject to meeting specified requirements, these individuals would be able to apply for a provisional lawful status.

  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: February 2013

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    The February Kaiser Health Tracking Poll focuses on some of the health policy implications of this winter’s national debate over gun violence, gun control and the adequacy of the nation’s response to the needs of those living with serious mental illness. The survey finds that one in five Americans have some connection to a victim of gun violence, a share that doubles to 42 percent among blacks.