US EditionTrump’s HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
- The Trump administration is investigating how Democrat-led states misused over $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds intended for illegal immigrants, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services .
- CMS reported that California spent over $1 billion improperly, followed by Illinois at nearly $30 million and Oregon at $5.5 million in Medicaid dollar misuse for illegal immigrant healthcare.
- CMS spokesperson Emily Hilliard stated, 'Every dollar misspent on illegal healthcare spending is a dollar taken from vulnerable Americans.'
- California Governor Gavin Newsom's office denied the claims of misuse, calling them 'false.
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Trump’s HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain individuals enrolled in Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve together received more than 170,000 names — an “unprecedented” step by the federal government that ensnares the state-federal health program in the president’s immigration crackdown. Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicativ…
Trump Administration’s Massive Medicaid Crackdown
The Trump administration has launched a Medicaid crackdown targeting more than $1 billion in federal funds it says were improperly used by Democrat-led states to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants, including some with violent criminal records. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said California, Illinois, Washington, D.C., Washington, Colorado, and Oregon collectively misspent $1,351,204,127 in federal Medicaid dollars be…
Trump Orders States To Verify Immigrant Status Of Medicaid Recipients
The Trump administration has directed all 50 states to review Medicaid rolls for potentially ineligible enrollees who may be undocumented immigrants. 🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐬The Department of Health and Human Services will handle the settlement of refugees, avoiding bureaucratic overlap with the State Department. Read here:https://t.co/dGbgCLRHZO— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) October 31, 2025 The Depa…
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News. The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain Medicaid enrollees to determine if they are ineligible due to their immigration status. Five states reported receiving inquiries on more than 170,000 names combined, an “unprecedented” move by the federal government that involves the state-federal health program in the president’s immigration crackdown. Advocates say this initiative overwhelms s…
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News. The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain Medicaid enrollees to determine if they are ineligible due to their immigration status. Five states reported receiving inquiries on more than 170,000 names combined, an “unprecedented” move by the federal government that involves the state-federal health program in the president’s immigration crackdown. Advocates say this initiative overwhelms s…
Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants
Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve received more than 170,000 names collectively.
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