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LA immigrants are being scared away from the health care they need
Dennis Baik is at a community clinic in Koreatown where he gets his cholesterol medication.
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LA immigrants are being scared away from the health care they need
The Trump administration is in the last stages of deciding whether to update an immigration policy known as the "public charge rule." The term "public charge" refers to a person who has used public benefits like Medi-Cal, food stamps or low-income housing vouchers
Confusion about the pending action has some immigrants wondering if they should drop their health care coverage.
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