By using dubious legal workarounds to bring a growing number of illegal immigrants onto Medicaid’s rolls, leaders in states like California, Illinois, Colorado, and Oregon are moving the program in the wrong direction. And they’re flouting federal law in the process.
A new federal audit reveals that five states have spent a total of more than $1 billion providing Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.
According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “If you live in Texas or Florida, and you’re paying U.S. federal taxes — most people do — your money is being diverted to places like California who have robust benefits for illegal immigrants.”
The Trump administration has vowed to claw back these misspent public funds.
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States Break Law with Medicaid Coverage for Illegal Immigrants
Sally C. Pipes
By using dubious legal workarounds to bring a growing number of illegal immigrants onto Medicaid’s rolls, leaders in states like California, Illinois, Colorado, and Oregon are moving the program in the wrong direction. And they’re flouting federal law in the process.
A new federal audit reveals that five states have spent a total of more than $1 billion providing Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.
According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “If you live in Texas or Florida, and you’re paying U.S. federal taxes — most people do — your money is being diverted to places like California who have robust benefits for illegal immigrants.”
The Trump administration has vowed to claw back these misspent public funds.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.