Report: Illegal Immigrants Collected $7 BILLION in Medicaid Payments
Washington is once again at a standstill, but this shutdown is not about budget math or routine partisan squabbles.
At its core, the fight centers on one question that should be obvious: Should Medicaid, a safety-net program designed for low-income Americans, be stretched to cover illegal immigrants?
Democrats have answered yes, Republicans no—and the standoff has left taxpayers caught in the middle.
The fight began with the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill earlier this year. One of its most important provisions closed a Medicaid loophole that allowed states to pass the cost of illegal immigrant health care onto federal taxpayers.
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That reform required states to fund those services themselves instead of exporting the bill nationwide.
Democrats are now demanding that this provision be undone, and their refusal to compromise has kept the shutdown going.