Children Dropping Off Medicaid Rolls (about 12,000 in Virginia alone)

I have highlighted this before (and will continue to do so) but this is the first article I have seen this year. It covers the consequences of the new Medicaid rules. How about almost 12,000 children dropped off the Virginia’s Medicaid rolls.

• U.S. Tightens Medicaid Rules for Babies of Illegal Immigrants
• Illegal immigrants’ babies denied MediCal – California (because of the new Federal policy)
• U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants not entitled to health insurance under new ruling – Texas (and the nation)

“The states experiencing declines are adamant that U.S. citizens and certain legal immigrants are dropping off the Medicaid rolls, not illegal immigrants.

“There is no evidence that the decline is due to undocumented aliens leaving the program,” said Anita Smith of the Iowa Department of Human Services. “Rather, we believe that these new requirements are keeping otherwise eligible citizens from receiving Medicaid because they cannot provide the documents required to prove their citizenship or identity.”"

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