Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
The House Committee seeks documents from eight Democratic-led states after the Congressional Budget Office estimated $16.2 billion spent on Medicaid emergency services for unauthorized immigrants.
- The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending on immigrants without legal status in six Democratic-led states, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington.
- Some Democratic states have had to end or slim down their Medicaid programs for immigrants due to rising costs, while 20 states are suing the administration for sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials.
- Health policy experts warn that these moves could hamper care and leave safety net hospitals, clinics, and providers financially vulnerable.
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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Minnesota, other Democratic-led states
The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status.
Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Illinois and other Democratic states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure th…
SACRAMENTO, California — The Trump administration has extended its immigration crackdown to the public health care system, launching investigations into Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states. These states provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the country without permanent immigration status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is examining payments that cover health car…

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status.
House committee investigating Pritzker and other Dem governors for ‘illegal alien’ Medicaid spending – Center Square
Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer has sent letters to eight Democratic governors and state health commissioners seeking documents and communications regarding their “unprecedented expansion of taxpayer funded Medicaid benefits and services for illegal aliens,” citing figures from the Congressional Budget Office that show taxpayers spent more than $16.2 billion on Medicaid-funded emergency services “for illegal aliens during the first three yea…
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