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S. 523 119th Congress Senate

Protect Medicaid Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants.

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Health Health programs administration and fundingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relations
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MedicaidState and local finance
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Feb 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Protect Medicaid Act

This bill prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to noncitizens who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their immigration status. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on specified information regarding states that provide health benefits to such individuals.

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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 11, 2025
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 11, 2025
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 523: Protect Medicaid Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-523/
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"S. 523: Protect Medicaid Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-523/.
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