When Congress cut Medicaid benefits for refugees who are in the U.S. legally, most states allowed them to continue for children and pregnant women. Arizona and 10 others did not.
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Eleven states cut Medicaid coverage for refugees who are pregnant or children
Corrected: October 29, 2026 at 9:42 AM CDT
A previous headline on this story stated that refugees in 11 states are losing Medicaid coverage. It as been corrected to specifically state that 11 states are cutting Medicaid coverage for refugees who are pregnant or children. Medicaid in most states continues to cover those two groups, while all states have ended Medicaid coverage for refugees in general.