MedPage Today August 19, 2025
Initiative will ‘have a chilling effect’ on those seeking care, reproductive rights advocate says
The Trump administration announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at getting noncitizens disenrolled from the Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
“CMS will begin providing states with monthly enrollment reports identifying individuals whose citizenship or immigration status could not be confirmed through federal databases,” the agency said in a press release. “States are responsible for reviewing cases, verifying the citizenship or immigration status of identified individuals, requesting additional documentation if needed, and taking appropriate actions when necessary, including adjusting coverage or enforcing noncitizen eligibility rules.”
CMS said it would send the first set of reports to states on Tuesday, “with all states receiving...
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