ICE, Medicaid and illegal immigrants
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Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt is demanding answers from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over how many of the state’s estimated 670,000 illegal immigrants are receiving access to Medicaid benefits.
In recent months, liberal politicians have stepped up attacks on the Trump administration’s focus on preserving programs for the poor just for Americans.
In New York, most undocumented individuals are not eligible for full Medicaid coverage. The federal government does not send matching dollars for the small subset enrolled in New York State Medicaid, said a state Department of Health spokeswoman. The spending on emergency care for undocumented people has been largely flat for the last five years.