CMS launches initiative to crack down on Medicaid funding for undocumented immigrants
CMS is launching a series of reviews to crack down on federal Medicaid funds going to cover those unlawfully present in the country and plans to recoup any affected federal funds, while a proposed rule would reduce Medicaid funding by $52 billion over the next five years and the House has passed a bill that would end federal funding for illegal immigrants and restrict federal dollars until their citizenship or immigration status is verified.
Congress could target $35 billion in Medicaid for undocumented patients
The House of Representatives is considering up to $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next 10 years, which could include funding for undocumented immigrant care, as well as reducing the federal share of Medicaid funding to any state that uses state-only funding to provide Medicaid coverage to undocumented immigrants.