Thousands of Legal Immigrants in Illinois Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under New Rules Oct. 1

Thousands of legal immigrants in Illinois could lose Medicaid coverage under new rules Oct. 1

Thousands of legal immigrants in Illinois are expected to lose Medicaid coverage beginning Thursday as the first phase of a broader overhaul of the health insurance program takes effect.

About 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

More than 40 percent of the Illinois residents losing Medicaid after this month live in Cook County, and many of them speak Ukrainian, according to Cook County Health.

About 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week because of One Big Beautiful Bill

Immigrants including refugees, human trafficking survivors and people who’ve been granted asylum but don’t have green cards are slated to lose their Medicaid coverage after Sept. 30.

Refugees With Disabilities Are About to Lose an Important Lifeline. Here’s What Illinois Advocates Are Doing to Help. – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP

Rebecca Gratz for Borderless MagazineIllinois refugees will lose Medicaid access in October as part of federal funding cuts.