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Immigration Status Requirements and National Health Care Reform: Who's Left Out?

Who's left out of health care reform? Shana Alex Lavarreda, the Center's director of health insurance studies, discusses why up to 220,000 immigrant children won't receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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Shana Charles

Shana Charles

Affiliate, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

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