Protect Medicaid Act Introduced to Prevent Federal Funding of Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants

Amidst a surge in migrant encounters, the bill mandates states to independently fund Medicaid benefits for undocumented individuals, with California's expansion of such services costing taxpayers an estimated $3.1 billion.

• Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, is set to introduce the Protect Medicaid Act, a bill aimed at preventing states from using federal tax dollars to provide Medicaid healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants.
• The bill mandates that if states choose to provide Medicaid benefits to undocumented individuals, they will have to do so independently, without financial support from federal funds.
• The Protect Medicaid Act also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct investigations into how states maintain the separation of federal and state funds in this context.
• The introduction of this bill comes amidst a substantial influx of migrants at the U.S. southern border, with over 302,000 encounters recorded in a single month.
• California continues to expand healthcare coverage to illegal immigrants, contributing to the 1.1 million individuals already covered by the state’s Medi-Cal system. This expansion of health services is anticipated to cost California taxpayers an estimated $3.1 billion.

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