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California DACA Recipients Lose ACA Coverage Amid Policy Shift

8/4/2025

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A recent policy change by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has stripped California's DACA recipients of their Affordable Care Act coverage, impacting around 2,300 individuals who had just enrolled. Advocates fear this decision could create serious healthcare access challenges and signal a troubling trend of rollbacks for immigrant communities.

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Story summary

A recent policy change by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has stripped California's DACA recipients of their Affordable Care Act coverage, impacting around 2,300 individuals who had just enrolled. Advocates fear this decision could create serious healthcare access challenges and signal a troubling trend of rollbacks for immigrant communities.