Gov. Katie Hobbs’ new $17.7 billion budget proposal for Arizona is drawing heat for continuing what critics call an unsustainable trend of runaway general fund spending.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is seeking information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning reports of Medicaid fraud in New York.
The Trump administration has launched a Medicaid crackdown targeting more than $1 billion in federal funds it says were improperly used by Democrat-led states to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants, including some with violent criminal records.
The Biden administration is under fire after revelations that illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits.
The Trump administration has publicly confirmed that 49 illegal immigrants, many with serious criminal records, received Medicaid benefits in direct violation of federal law.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) sidestepped direct questions about illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid in his state during a Friday appearance on Fox News Channel’s Special Report. Pressed by host Bret Baier, Moore declined multiple opportunities to say whether he supports taxpayer-funded health care for those in the country illegally.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear criticized the Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending package during an interview Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. Beshear called the requirements a “ruse,” accusing the administration of weaponizing red tape to slash coverage and harm vulnerable rural communities.
