CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – About 2,000 immigrants in Iowa are no longer eligible for Medicaid after a change in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect at the beginning of this month.
Under the law, only U.S. citizens or immigrants with a green card are allowed to receive Medicaid benefits.
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, refugees, people seeking asylum, survivors of human trafficking and survivors of domestic violence can’t receive Medicaid without a green card…