'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy
Mustafa Rfat has been getting frantic phone calls recently from refugees with disabilities. 1, refugees are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R. 1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed last summer.
- ▪Mustafa Rfat has been getting frantic phone calls recently from refugees with disabilities.
- ▪1, refugees are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R.
- ▪1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed last summer.
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| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:49:45 -0400 |
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Health 'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy October 1, 20263:49 PM ET Selena Simmons-Duffin Mohammad Attaie and his wife Deena, newly arrived from Afghanistan, get assistance from medical translator Jahannaz Afshar making a doctor's appointment at the Valley Health Center TB/Refugee Program in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2021. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption toggle caption i Eric Risberg/AP For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR's Health newsletter. Mustafa Rfat has been getting frantic phone calls recently from refugees with disabilities. As of Oct. 1, refugees are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R. 1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed last summer.
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