Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
The House Oversight Committee probes $16.2 billion Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants across eight Democratic-led states amid claims of waste and fraud.
- The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer, is investigating healthcare costs for illegal immigrants, with an estimated $16.2 billion spent on Medicaid-funded emergency services during the Biden administration's first three years.
- Comer sent letters to eight state governors, requesting documents about Medicaid enrollment and related costs, with a deadline of September 17.
- Governor Kathy Hochul's spokesperson criticized the investigation as an attack on emergency healthcare, while Comer challenged Governor Tim Walz's statements about Minnesota's Medicaid programs.
- Minnesota, California, and Illinois faced budget concerns this year due to ongoing healthcare costs for illegal immigrants.
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* AP and KFF Health News… 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 [...]
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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.
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