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Millions of documented and undocumented Latinos to lose health coverage

Medical student Arpad Kastal takes the blood pressure of a man in a garage at a flower nursery serving as a healthcare clinic for migrant farm workers on June 24, 2010 in Cheshire, Connecticut.
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New report finds US is facing a historic drop in health coverage as major program cuts take effect.

According to a report from UnidosUS, more than four million Latinos are among the 14 million Americans who could lose health insurance over the next decade due to scheduled federal reductions in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding.

In several states, Latinos represent roughly half or more of those expected