Trump Limits Public Benefits To Undocumented
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that limits public benefits for undocumented immigrants. It directs each federal agency to identify programs that currently allow undocumented immigrants to receive federal benefits and to comply with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which generally prohibits such benefits. The order also mandates the enhancement of eligibility verification systems. It also seeks to limit or bar funding state and local programs that either subsidize illegal immigration or support sanctuary policies.
Fourteen states plus D.C. provide state-funded healthcare coverage to children regardless of immigration status. California is the first state to offer Medicaid coverage to all eligible undocumented individuals.
#trump #immigration #healthcare
Medicaid Cuts Consternation
President Donald Trump’s endorsement runs smack into his public commitment that he will not take a meat axe to Medicaid benefits. Trump this week endorsed the one-bill approach to budget reconciliation, which include $880 billion in proposed healthcare cuts. Total cuts are slated to be $2 trillion to cover extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. Conservatives are demanding large cuts, while more moderate members are fearful of deep coverage impacts.
#medicaid #aca #obamacare #trump #congress #spending #budgetreconciliation
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5154286-trump-medicaid-cuts-gop-plan
Trump Will Defend ACA Preventive Benefits
In yet another sign of his populism dominating healthcare, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice indeed told the Supreme Court that it will defend the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services mandate. Yet more signs the administration will not move to dismantle Obamacare. Notably, the defense takes on a set of employers who argue the mandate violates religious freedom.
#aca #obamacare #preventivebenefits #trump
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/20/trump-admin-defend-aca-mandate
Judge Refuses To Intercede To Stop Trump Layoffs
A federal judge refused to enjoin President Donald Trump from carrying out mass layoffs. The suit was brought by a group of government employee unions. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said that he did not have jurisdiction at this time and said the proper venue is the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
#trump #layoffs #healthcare
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5156080-judge-trump-mass-layoffs
Exchange Fraudsters Indicted
The U.S. Justice Department announced the indictments of two insurance marketers who it says defrauded the federal government of $161.9 million. Prosecutors said the insurance firms signed up low-income consumers in subsidized health insurance exchange plans that were not eligible. The agencies bribed homeless individuals in the scheme.
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#aca #obamacare #marketing #fwa #agents #brokers
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/legal/doj-exchange-plan-fraud
— Marc S. Ryan
