More than one thousand Maine immigrants to lose Medicaid on Oct. 1

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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More than a thousand immigrants in Maine will lose their health insurance starting Oct. 1, due to Medicaid eligibility changes passed through President Donald Trump’s 2025 budget law.

H.R. 1 made significant cuts to the national health insurance program that millions of low-income households rely on, removing certain groups of immigrants, as well as adding work requirements that together will result in at least 7 million people nationwide losing their coverage.

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