Pregnant Immigrants Will Be Unable To Use Medicaid For U.S. Entry

Pregnant women legally immigrating to the United States who would have otherwise been eligible for Medicaid in certain states will now be unable to get visas unless they get short-term health plans to enter the United States under a Trump administration proclamation issued on Friday (Oct. 4). The White House released a proclamation late Friday accusing lawful immigrants of draining the health care system and demanding that immigrants seeking to lawfully enter the country first prove that they can either...