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House GOP bill seeks to strip undocumented immigrants from MinnesotaCare health services

  • A Minnesota House committee is considering a bill to restrict undocumented immigrants from accessing MinnesotaCare and scholarship programs, presented by Rep. Isaac Schultz .
  • The proposed bill could save the state roughly $99 million over two years, according to a nonpartisan House analysis.
  • Major medical organizations, including the Minnesota Medical Association and Hennepin Healthcare, oppose the bill, citing public health risks and lower reimbursement rates as potential consequences.
  • Despite opposition, the committee advanced the bill to the State and Local Government Committee on a narrow 11-10 vote, reflecting the current Republican majority in the House.
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Minnesota House bill wouldn’t allow undocumented immigrants to access certain services

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota House bill would restrict undocumented immigrants from accessing services funded by the state. All 11 Minnesota Republican members of the Health Finance and Policy Committee voted to remove those who are undocumented from the programs like state health care and the North Star Promise college scholarship program. Health care providers testified keeping an estimated 7,700 undocumented people on MinnesotaCare keeps e…

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House GOP seeks to block undocumented residents from MinnesotaCare; increase fees on electric vehicles

A bill authored by a Minnesota House Republican would block "undocumented noncitizens" from receiving various state services, including subsidized health care under the MinnesotaCare program or academic scholarships under the "Minnesota Dream Act."

·Saint Paul, United States
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House GOP bill seeks to strip undocumented immigrants from MinnesotaCare health services

A House committee heard testimony about a GOP bill to make undocumented immigrants ineligible for state-funded assistance, including health care.

·Minneapolis, United States
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Bill to deny tuition benefits to undocumented noncitizens clears House committee - New York Mills Dispatch

Yvette Higgins Report for Minnesota Republicans in the Minnesota House are pushing to prevent college students who are in the country illegally from getting financial aid from state government.  A bill by Rep. Isaac Schultz, R- Elmdale Township, that prohibits “undocumented noncitizens”  from receiving scholarships and grants through the North Star Promise scholarship program cleared the Higher...

·New York Mills, United States
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Bill would ban undocumented citizens from state-funded health services

(St. Paul, MN) – A House bill that would prohibit state-funded health services to undocumented citizens has passed a committee vote. Bill author Republican Isaac Schultz believes “people who broke the law to come here to benefit from our public…

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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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