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Katheryn Houghton [CATH-er-in HOW-tun] reads the week's news: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status have become ineligible for government health insurance. Plus, some states are considering universal coverage to ease consumer health costs.

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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the country with legal status risk losing government health coverage.

I'm Katherine Houghton, and this is your KFF Health News Minute.

Starting October 1st, some non-citizen legal immigrants no longer qualify for Medicaid.

The change comes from last year's GOP budget law, which cut spending for the health program.

The low-income people losing coverage include war refugees, asylum seekers, and victims of sex trafficking.

As consumer health costs rise, a few states are considering an ambitious solution, universal health care.

Lawmakers in Oregon could vote on a single-payer system where the government alone pays for essential health care as soon as 2027.

All residents would have health benefits with no out-of-pocket costs.

Supporters say it would make health care more accessible.

Opponents worry about increasing taxes and a loss of choice.

There's more at kffhealthnews.org.