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New data-sharing rules for Medicaid cause fears among patients who are immigrants

NPR | By Alex Olgin
Published March 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM EDT

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear enrolling.

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