Eleven states cut Medicaid coverage for pregnant refugee women and children

NPR Health reported that when Congress reduced Medicaid benefits for legally present refugees in the U.S., most states continued coverage for children and pregnant women refugees.

However, Arizona and ten other states chose not to maintain Medicaid coverage for these vulnerable groups, effectively cutting their access to the program.

This decision affects pregnant refugee women and children in those states, limiting their access to healthcare benefits that were previously preserved despite federal cuts.

The report highlights the variation in state-level responses to federal Medicaid policy changes impacting refugees.

What we're watching: how these state decisions affect health outcomes for refugee families and whether any policy changes may follow.