Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.
Marie Noon at her home in Brighton, Michigan, with her dog, Ziggy. Despite being eligible for Medicaid, Marie was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Marie says, she wanted to give up several times along the way.
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