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'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy

Mohammad Attaie and his wife Deena, newly arrived from Afghanistan, get assistance from medical translator Jahannaz Afshar making a doctor

Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.

(Image credit: Eric Risberg)

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