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have lost insurance since President Donald Trump took office in 2025. Another million could lose it amid the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown and new Medicaid eligibility rules. On WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub on June 3, 吃瓜不打烊 chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner explained how fear and confusion complicate access to health coverage.
Last year鈥檚 big cuts to federal healthcare programs in the Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act created an affordability crunch for many Americans. They鈥檝e ushered in higher health insurance premiums and confusion about who鈥檚 covered under new Medicaid rules.
Another result has been falling enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans and Medicaid. That鈥檚 leaving uninsured, according to an analysis by the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Center for Children and Families. 吃瓜不打烊 chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared June 3 on WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub to explain who鈥檚 vulnerable to losing coverage and what it all could mean for the prices Americans pay for health insurance next year.
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