Sarasota Review

U.S. Representative Greg Steube, alongside Senator Rand Paul, has introduced the Excluding Illegal Aliens from Medicaid Act. This legislation aims to halt the use of taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits by illegal immigrants.

"Medicaid should only be for American citizens, not those who intentionally break our laws. Several states are abusing loopholes in federal tax law to waste money on healthcare handouts for illegal aliens," stated Rep. Steube. "Rewarding criminals with benefits paid for by law-abiding Americans is unfair, expensive, and flat-out wrong. That is why Senator Paul and I are fighting to keep Medicaid for Americans only."

Federal law currently restricts illegal immigrants from receiving full Medicaid benefits. However, some states have utilized loopholes in the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage to individuals in the country illegally.

California is one of at least seven states that have extended full Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants aged 26 to 49. The Excluding Illegal Aliens from Medicaid Act seeks to close these loopholes and ensure that illegal immigrants are excluded from eligibility under Medicaid.