Medicaid can share data with ICE. Here's how that 180-degree change spreads fear
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Medicaid now shares patient data with immigration authorities, causing immigrants to avoid healthcare.
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If you're an immigrant using Medicaid, your personal health data can now be shared with ICE for immigration enforcement.
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Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, reversing decades of explicit promises to patients. The policy change has caused even eligible immigrants to avoid applying for health coverage due to fear of detection.
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