Trump’s Hunt for Undocumented Medicaid Enrollees Yields Few Violators

Trump’s hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees in Pa. and other states yields few violators

The inability to regulate substances like kratom and need for maternal health investments were two key focuses at Thursday's budget hearing. (Photo by Getty Images)This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they we…

Hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees yields few violators

Spokespeople from Pennsylvania’s and Colorado’s Medicaid agencies said, as of March, the states had found no one who needed to be terminated from Medicaid. That was after checking a combined 79,000 names.

Trump’s Hunt for Undocumented Medicaid Enrollees Yields Few Violators

Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status. But seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show that the reviews have uncovered little evidence of a widespread problem. Only U.S. citizens an…

Trump’s Hunt for Undocumented Medicaid Enrollees Yields Few Violators - Health Care Today

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status. But seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show that the reviews have uncovered little evidence of a widespread…