Uh oh ... Democrats should've told their toadies in the woketard media to keep their mouths shut.
Oh, well ...
ABC News: Emergency Medicaid for Illegals Counts for Less Than 1 Percent of Spending
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/10/09/abc-news-emergency-medicaid-for-illegals-counts-for-less-than-1-percent-of-spending-n2420155
Though Democrat House Leader Hakeem Jeffries denies that one single penny of Medicaid goes to illegal aliens, the government remains closed for a ninth day because Democrat senators want free healthcare for illegals in the continuing resolution. As we reported the other day, the White House upped its meme game with SpongeBob SquarePants in a sombrero:
The White House (@WhiteHouse) ~ Democrats' to-do list this week:
Last week, Stephanie Ruhle went on an ALL-CAPS RANT because "EMERGENCY MEDICAID REIMBURSES HOSPITALS FOR CARE TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE BY LAW HOSPITALS CANNOT TURN AWAY ANYONE IN AN EMERGENCY." Plenty thanked her for pointing out that yes, Medicaid goes to fund health care for illegal aliens, with others pointing out that this is why so many illegal aliens use the emergency room instead of a private physician: free health care.
ABC News decided to wade into the fray by reporting on a study that found that less than 1 percent of state spending goes to provide emergency Medicaid for illegals.
ABC News (@ABC) ~ Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants made up only 0.4% of total Medicaid spending in 2022, a new study finds.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/emergency-medicaid-undocumented-immigrants-accounts-1-state-spending/story?id=126359590&;cid=social_twitter_abcn
ABC News reports:
Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants made up only 0.4% of total Medicaid spending in 2022, a new study finds. ...
Of the 38 states that had data and Washington, D.C., the team found that emergency Medicaid spending for undocumented immigrants amounted to about $9.63 for every resident in those states, according to the research letter published Thursday morning in JAMA.
Supporters of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation law say the cuts to Medicaid will only affect care for groups whom they believe should not be receiving it to begin with, such as undocumented immigrants.
However, undocumented immigrants are unable to receive comprehensive Medicaid, Medicare and Marketplaces options under the Affordable Care Act under federal law, the researchers note.
Latest DNC directive to ABC ...
AmErican ( @Flipper628 ) ~ {Replying to @ABC} Oh, so it is happening, just not that much. So, by your own reporting, Democrats have been lying this whole time? What a shocker.
Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) ~ {Replying to @ABC} We’re now at the “it’s happening, but it doesn’t matter” stage.
Heartland Grump (@heartland_grump) ~ {Replying to @ABC} Wait, I thought absolutely NO money went to pay for healthcare for illegal aliens. Thank you for confirming what President Trump and conservatives have said was true all along.
WHOOPS ...
Rodney Adair (@AdairRodne15577) ~ {Replying to @ABC} What is the dollar amount?
Mike (@mentallyidaho) ~ {Replying to @ABC} How much money does that 0.4% equate to?
J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) ~ {Replying to @ABC} Translation: Illegals taking 0.4 percent of an $805,700,000,000 budget is $3,222,800,000 that could have helped American citizens.
Yoryi.RD (@yoryiRD19) ~ {Replying to @ABC} The 0.4% is over 3.2 billion dollars. My private insurance is $523 a month, $6,276 a year. According to my math, 510,000 people like me would have their premium paid with the $3.2 BILLION spent on illegals.
But, wait ... THERE'S MORE ...
Reporters Liz Neporent and Mary Kekatos seem to have buried the lede, however:
Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) ~ They buried this at the very bottom ...
Just Me (@Jb_leaker) ~ Which 11 states also very much matters.
Jim Kozlinksi (@Jim_Kozlinski) ~ I’ll bet those 11 states are blue as fuck.
California and New York are among them, perhaps?
PoleStarRider (@juancarlolupat1) ~ The same 11 states that quit reporting crime so they can say, “Look, no crime!”
Dug (@duginabox) ~ {Replying to @ABC} "Republicans are right, Democrats lied. Illegals ARE getting Medicaid." There, I fixed the headline for you.
Steve M (@Steven_Moyer) ~ {Replying to @ABC} Now give us the number for non-emergency Medicaid spending for illegals using the ER as their primary physician.
Guardian USAF (@GuardianUSAF) ~ {Replying to @ABC} This isn’t a legitimate study ... it claims to be nationwide, but only uses self reported data from 38 states. This is a “study” designed to minimize the impact of illegals on the medical system. I’m not surprised ABC would post this bat guano, but now JAMA burned themselves as well.
J (@Jack65670006) ~ {Replying to @ABC} Cool. Then, it won’t be an issue cutting it.
We're at the "it's happening, but it's not a big deal" stage.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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