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Hawaii Island Community Health Center will use the funding to elevate children's access to care.

Nearly 25,000 Micronesians live in Hawaiʻi — and their struggle for affordable health care has lasted for more than 20 years. There have been recent changes, but challenges remain. This week, HPR’s Jackie Young looks at some of those changes and challenges — starting with some history.

Six years ago, Hawaiʻi's Department of Human Services said it would save nearly $30 million a year by not providing Medicaid coverage for so-called able-bodied Micronesians of working age. HPR's Jackie Young continues her reporting on Micronesians and Medicaid with a look at the experiences of two local patients.

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