State-Run Insurance Plans for Foster Kids Leave Some of Them Without Doctors By Andrew Jones April 2, 2026 +++

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Darkens Outlook for Government-Backed Clinics By Phil Galewitz https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/federal-funded-community-health-centers-revenue-loss-under-trump/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--3KKpX6ACX9s7b_dt9lpo4wLVNiRnAC25HpklrXc5_boAeDwFheKV6lepp6M38LjJPazA14HeMnocDRHTk6Pz0sZ6OaA&_hsmi=412113676&utm_content=412113676&utm_source=hs_email About 17,000 federally funded health clinics stand to collectively lose $32 billion under GOP-backed fiscal policies in the next five years — just as more uninsured patients will rely on them for low-cost care. Trump’s Hunt for Undocumented Medicaid Enrollees Yields Few Violators By Phil Galewitz https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-undocumented-enrollees-review-few-violators/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8UaSt_zn7N4t31Gq1wP7IJ3_KbJgMlQVeFLwnD-hbSCM7i9tiDyMI_iHZ6-tWqwnDsGq-FJDlL4gLo3HuwWhL0vrEQLg&_hsmi=412113676&utm_content=412113676&utm_source=hs_email Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have uncovered few immigrants without legal status who are improperly receiving benefits. State-Run Insurance Plans for Foster Kids Leave Some of Them Without Doctors By Andrew Jones https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/foster-children-insurance-specialized-medicaid-healthy-blue-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--tNf_j888gIAFmzYnHjr6mvNIVyUtIduAKwIOH2MH1FqWBkjzGvqkpc-23MLiTd_OGKqJ0vMe3jax0i31zP_kGlbhRVA&_hsmi=412113676&utm_content=412113676&utm_source=hs_email North Carolina rolled out a $3.1 billion insurance plan for kids in foster care, but many doctors did not accept patients on the plan. The state is one of several experimenting with a model that has left kids’ guardians scrambling to find health care providers.