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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
The House Oversight Committee demands detailed records from eight Democratic-led states amid allegations of Medicaid misuse involving billions spent on unauthorized immigrants' emergency care.
- Congressional Republicans are investigating Medicaid spending on unauthorized immigrants in Colorado and other Democratic states, seeking detailed information since 2019, as requested in a letter from Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chairman of the committee.
- A Congressional Budget Office report cited by Comer states taxpayers spent over $16 billion on emergency services for unauthorized immigrants during the Biden administration's first three years.
- Governor Jared Polis's office is reviewing the request, with a deadline for compliance set for September 17, 2025.
- State Attorney General Phil Weiser is involved in a lawsuit challenging the access of individual health data by the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement.
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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…
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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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