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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
- California and 19 states filed a lawsuit in California challenging the Trump administration's illegal transfer of Medicaid data to DHS.
- In mid-June, HHS transferred millions of Medicaid records to DHS without notice, claiming it was to reserve benefits for individuals lawfully entitled.
- Millions of Medicaid records, including personal identifiers and immigration status, were transferred from California, Illinois, Washington, and D.C., without notice, prompting lawsuits.
- The lawsuit warns that fear and confusion from data sharing may cause noncitizens to disenroll, risking increased morbidity, mortality, and loss of federal funds for states and hospitals.
- California and 19 states sue to block further Medicaid data sharing with DHS, demanding the destruction of already transferred data to prevent immigration enforcement use.
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States sue Trump admin for secretly sharing Medicaid data with ICE, DHS
A coalition of 20 states is suing the Trump administration, accusing it of illegally sharing the private health records of Medicaid recipients with federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, July 1, in U.S. District Court, alleges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly gave the Department of Homeland Security access to millions of individuals’ sensitive medical and immigration data without notice, consent or l…
Calif AG Bonta Sues HHS, DHS for Handing Over Illegal Immigrants’ Medicaid Info to ICE – California Globe
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Tuesday that California, along with 19 other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The data transfer took place in mid-June, with two advisors to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overseeing the data…
California Sues Trump for Transferring Medicaid Data to DHS
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that the state is leading a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over the transfer of Medicaid data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The post California Sues Trump for Transferring Medicaid Data to DHS appeared first on Slay News.
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