Feds Increase Oversight of Medicaid Benefits for ‘Non-Citizens’

The Trump administration is pressuring Utah to kick immigrant kids off Medicaid

President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to crack down on Utah and around a dozen other states if they continue to provide health care for immigrant children without permanent, legal status under Medicaid.

Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths

SAN FRANCISCO — Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in California for community workers who help non-English speakers sign up for insurance coverage and navigate the health care system. At the same time, people with limited English proficiency have scaled back their requests for language services, which health care advocates attribute in part to President Donald Trump’s immigratio…

CMS increasing Medicaid oversight to prevent benefits for 'noncitizens'

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday, May 27, that it is increasing federal financial oversight to ensure states are not using federal funds to provide full Medicaid benefits to people who are in the U.S. illegally. Medicaid is a government health insurance program for low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by the federal and state governments.  Federal law prohibits Medicaid from covering people wh…

CMS to crack down on Medicaid dollars spent on noncitizens

(The Center Square) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cracking down on states' use of taxpayer dollars allotted to Medicaid to pay for unauthorized treatments for noncitizens.

Trump Administration Signals Crackdown On Medicaid For Non-Citizens

The Trump administration issued a warning to state governments on Tuesday, declaring its intent to significantly increase oversight and enforcement to prevent Medicaid funds from subsidizing healthcare for non-citizens. In a letter to state officials, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is “ramping up financial oversight activities” by closely scrutinizing state […] Trump Administration Signals Crackdown On Medicaid…

Trump administration threatens states over Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants

The CMS told states it plans to go over their Medicaid spending with a fine-toothed comb to ensure federal dollars aren’t covering immigrants in the country illegally.