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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

CALIFORNIA, JUL 2 – California leads a coalition of 20 states suing over illegal sharing of Medicaid data with immigration authorities, alleging violations of federal privacy laws including HIPAA.

  • On July 1, a coalition of 20 states led by California filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleging the administration shared millions of Medicaid enrollees' sensitive data with DHS without notice.
  • Following the GOP megabill signed July 4, an executive order and a GOP megabill laid the groundwork for HHS to pool federal and state data.
  • In June 2025, HHS’s CMS handed over data from California, Illinois, and Washington to DHS, with staff instructed to quickly transfer immigration info; Nixon said this was to identify waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the data sharing 'created a culture of fear', and state attorneys general warned enrollees may face negative health consequences and even death.
  • Reduced Medicaid enrollment could slash federal funds and saddle states with uncompensated costs, and trust erosion in public health may drive up morbidity and mortality.
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World News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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