A federal judge issued a ruling that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are now allowed to access Medicaid data to help them track down illegal aliens who are living in the United States without permission. According to the law, illegal aliens are not permitted to access Medicaid benefits. However, several states have plans that are funded at the state level that allow anyone to apply for healthcare.
Back in July, states sued the Department of Health and Human Services to allow the Department of Homeland Security to have “unfettered access” to Medicaid health data. These states are requesting that HHS’s transfer of such data to DHS to be declared unauthorized and to block it from being used to enforce immigration law.
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