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Noncitizens' eligibility for Medicaid

Noncitizens' eligibility for Medicaid in the United States varies by immigration status and state policy, with some states providing coverage to undocumented immigrants

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Jan 14, 2026
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What federal public benefits are available to noncitizens and which require legal status?

Federal eligibility for public benefits is governed by a layered statutory regime that generally limits most federal programs to U.S. citizens and a narrower class of “qualified” noncitizens; unauthor...

Jan 15, 2026
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How did the 1996 PRWORA law change immigrant access to benefits and what program-by-program exceptions exist today?

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) rewrote the rules for noncitizen access to federal public benefits by creating a binary framework—“qualified” versu...