On Aug. 31, Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, will stop offering coverage to residents who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

This means DACA recipients who currently have health insurance through Covered California, approximately 2,300 people statewide, will lose their existing coverage by the end of the month.

State officials are complying with new rules from President Donald Trump’s administration, which block DACA recipients from seeking insurance in state marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act and also disqualify them from federal funds to help pay for their health plans.

“We were at the start of a journey to expand coverage to our DACA recipients and were incredibly excited to do that,” said Jessica Altman, ex

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