Trump’s hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees yields few violators

By: Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 867

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status.

But seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show that the reviews have uncovered little evidence of a widespread problem.

Only U.S. citizens and some lawfully present immigrants …

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