Ashley Lopez

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Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

A Texas girl needs autism treatment, but her immigrant mother is afraid of turning to Medicaid. As more U.S. children go without health coverage, border watchers partly blame politics of intimidation.

Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A ‘Go-To-Judge’ For Republicans, Critics Say

Court watchers weren’t shocked when Reed O’Connor, a U.S. District judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

Federal Judge In Fort Worth Hears Latest Challenge To The Affordable Care Act

Oral arguments got underway Wednesday in Texas v. United States, the lawsuit brought by 20 GOP state attorneys general versus the federal government.

Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Opt Out Of Health Benefits For Their Kids

A growing number of American children are losing out on Medicaid — and other programs — because their parents are undocumented immigrants and fear detainment and deportation.