Civil rights group said the move is the latest in a series of actions and policy changes that could make immigrants wary of seeking health care when they need it.

By Helen Coster and James Oliphant NEW YORK (Reuters) -Residents of Columbus, Indiana awoke last week to a yellow billboard purchased by the Democratic National Committee blaring: “Under Trump’s Watch,

Throughout the country, pediatricians say anxious parents are concerned about access to routine childhood immunizations, especially those with children on Medicaid, the government insurance program for low-income families and people with disabilities.

Medicaid cuts under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package will harm family caregivers, experts warn, by reducing access to health care for themselves and the people they care

As changes to Medicaid funding and enrollment requirements come into effect over the next few years, the Minnesota Department of Human Services estimates that 140,000 Minnesotans will lose their coverage, officials said Monday. “That’s about 12% of current program enrollment,” said John Connolly, state Medicaid director and DHS deputy commissioner.

On Tuesday, patient advocacy groups rally to oppose changes to Medicaid and cash heading to pharmaceutical companies.

A new state analysis found that up to 140,000 Minnesotans could lose health care coverage due to federal Medicaid spending cuts.

Historic changes to Medicaid championed by congressional Republicans and President Trump will kick thousands of Central New Yorkers off health insurance and push more uninsured into already overcrowded local emergency rooms,