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Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Last August, as part of the federal government's crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status. But seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show that the reviews have uncovered little evidence of a widespread problem.

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... Only U.S. citizens and some lawfully present immigrants are eligible for Medicaid, which covers health care costs for people with low incomes and disabilities, and the closely related Children's Health Insurance Program. Both programs are administered by states.

Spokespeople from Pennsylvania's and Colorado's Medicaid agencies said, as of March, the states had found no one who needed to be terminated from Medicaid. That was after checking a combined 79,000 names.

Texas has reviewed records of more than 28,000 Medicaid enrollees at the Trump administration's request and terminated coverage for 77 of them, according to Jennifer Ruffcorn, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Human Services.

Ohio has checked 65,000 Medicaid enrollees, of which 260 people were disenrolled from the program, said Stephanie O'Grady, a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

In Utah, 42 of the 8,000 enrollees identified by the Trump administration had their Medicaid coverage terminated, said Becky Wickstrom, a spokesperson for the state's Department of Workforce Services. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-07 12:26 AM | Reply

The numbers look similar to Pres Trump's claims of voter fraud.

Lots of bluster, but little substantiation.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-07 12:28 AM | Reply

" seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show that the reviews have uncovered little evidence of a widespread problem."

Which, by my count, is now the 23rd time in my life a government has searched for "waste, fraud, and abuse", and come up underwhelmed.

The ONLY group I've ever seen worth it's collection salt is the IRS, especially their high-income division.

Which Trump's clawback decimated, of course.

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-07 02:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3 ... Which, by my count, is now the 23rd time in my life a government has searched for "waste, fraud, and abuse", and come up underwhelmed. ...

Yep.

There's also that ~voter fraud~ thing.

Which is not anywhere near as wide-spread as Pres Trump asserts.

From what I've seen, those who have been prosecuted for voter fraud seem to tend towards the GOP.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-07 02:36 AM | Reply

Debunking the Voter Fraud Myth
www.brennancenter.org (2017)

... Sensationalist claims have circulated this election season about the extent of voter fraud, with some politicians going so far as to tell voters to fear that this November's election will be "rigged." Because electoral integrity is one of the elements necessary to making America the greatest democracy in the world, claims like this garner media attention, and frighten and concern voters. But putting rhetoric aside to look at the facts makes clear that fraud by voters at the polls is vanishingly rare, and does not happen on a scale even close to that necessary to "rig" an election. ...

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-07 02:38 AM | Reply

"There's also that ~voter fraud~ thing. Which is not anywhere near as wide-spread as Pres Trump asserts."

Before asserting voter fraud, everyone should be required to read The Heritage Foundation's vote fraud website. Even a cursory reading shows a few glaring facts:

--States average roughly one conviction per state, per year.

--The majority of the fraud doesn't come from voters; it comes from Canvassers, Cullers, and Counters.

--When an individual commits vote fraud, it's usually the garden variety: they either had a ballot laying around from a deceased household member, or they recently moved to a new jurisdiction, and either forgot, or purposely forgot, they'd already voted.

There's never been fraud at scale, because fraud at scale can't be concealed. It's also a weak-link operation: the more folks involved, the greater chance of discovery.

In-person fraud is ludicrous, once someone realizes the hoops and the ROI.

And let's not forget the BIG math: if both sides commit fraud equally, no votes are gained or lost. And if one side does it FIFTY PERCENT MORE THAN THE OTHER (a ridiculous suggestion), that still means 100 instances of voter fraud will only net 20 votes.

Final fact: When they give a reason, the most common reason given by the fraudster was I thought the other side was doing it. That's a nod to all the liars: You Built That!

And a Coda: There seems to be A LOT MORE voter fraud among Republicans than Democrats. Just sayin'

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-07 03:47 AM | Reply

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