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Learn More About Recent Changes to Medicaid

Who will lose Medicaid?

Over 25,000 individuals will lose Medicaid coverage in King County due to immigration status when H.R 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill act) policies take effect in October 2026.

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If you are a member of any of the following groups, you will likely lose Medicaid eligibility...

  • Refugees

  • Asylees

  • Amerasian immigrants

  • Individuals granted withholding of deportation or removal

  • Conditional entrants with entry granted before April 1980

  • Individuals paroled into the United States for one year or more

  • Battered non-citizens and their parents and children

  • Individuals granted humanitarian parole

  • Victims of human trafficking or domestic violence

  • Native American tribal members born in Canada

  • Alien visitors and tourists

  • Foreign diplomats

  • International students with no intent to abandon their residence in a foreign country

Unless...

  • You have a green card

  • You were naturalized and have become an American citizen

  • You are the child of an American citizen

I am not a citizen and do not have permanent residence - what do I do?

Policies that remove your Medicaid Coverage will come into effect on October 1, 2026.
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Even if you do not qualify for Medicaid after October, you may still qualify for cost-saving plans called Cascade Care plans.
 
Cascade Care plans are a special type of plan for people under a certain income level.

In Cascade Care plans, 60% - 80% of the plan's cost is covered by Washington state.
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