# Congress Must Protect Documented Immigrants from Medicaid Loss

> Congress must act now to prevent 1.4 million lawfully present immigrants from losing Medicaid coverage.
- Title: Congress Must Protect Documented Immigrants from Medicaid Loss
- Summary: Congress must act now to prevent 1.4 million lawfully present immigrants from losing Medicaid coverage. Congress must pass the LIFT the BAR Act to reverse…
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- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/09/opinion/letters-lawfully-present-immigrants-losing-medicaid
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- Topics: congress, medicaid, lawfully present immigrants, lift the bar act, massachusetts, health care access, immigration policy, news, local
## Medicaid Coverage Crisis
Congress must act now to prevent 1.4 million lawfully present immigrants from losing Medicaid coverage.
## Massachusetts Impact
447,000 Massachusetts children live in immigrant families and risk losing health care access.
## Hospital Costs Rise
The law will increase uncompensated care costs nationwide by nearly 40 percent.
## Key takeaway

Congress must pass the LIFT the BAR Act to reverse Medicaid restrictions that threaten 1.4 million immigrants' health care access.