as the old saying goes, a lie can travel halfway across the world before the truth even gets its shoes on![]()
The Truth About Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants – and the Looming Threats
There has been a lot of information and misinformation about Medicaid coverage for immigrants circulating in the news, including wildly inaccurate reporting that undocumented immigrants are driving…ccf.georgetown.edu
The Truth About Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants – and the Looming Threats
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for traditional Medicaid – nor are many legal immigrants for that matter.
Hospitals and other providers can get Medicaid reimbursement for emergency care provided to all individuals who meet Medicaid income limits, regardless of immigration status.
So 14 states are spending money on health care for the undocumented but because it's technically not "Medicaid" then it doesn't count towards outrage over spending on those same undocumented? This HAD to have been written by a lawyer.State-funded expansions to immigrants are not Medicaid.
About 14 states and DC provide some form of coverage to some immigrants, usually children, regardless of immigration status using only state dollars. These state programs do not use federal Medicaid dollars, are not subject to Medicaid standards and requirements, and are not, by definition, Medicaid.
So let the voters of those states be outraged enough to elect new people to office. That spending is not part of the federal budget.![]()
The Truth About Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants – and the Looming Threats
There has been a lot of information and misinformation about Medicaid coverage for immigrants circulating in the news, including wildly inaccurate reporting that undocumented immigrants are driving…ccf.georgetown.edu
I love this part:
So 14 states are spending money on health care for the undocumented but because it's technically not "Medicaid" then it doesn't count towards outrage over spending on those same undocumented? This HAD to have been written by a lawyer.