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Most Legal Immigrants Get Health Coverage Restored

By Charlie Deitz

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Berkshire County – This past summer, Massachusetts lawmakers cut health care funding for 30 thousand legal immigrants in an effort to balance the state's budget. After some tussling on Beacon Hill the state restored about a third of the necessary funding, and created a new health care network for the special immigrant population. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz reports that coverage has been established for almost all of those who lost it, except for those who are serviced by Berkshire Medical Center