Cit Doc in the Press

AL: Medicaid Rule Hits Citizens Hardest Law Aimed At Barring Illegal Immigrants From Aid Boots Poorest Americans Off Rolls, Birmingham News (May 27, 2007)
"More than 5,000 people have been terminated from Medicaid for failing to provide a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship, according to data from the Alabama Medicaid Agency."
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Citizenship Documentation Rules Raise Costs, Foster Disparate Treatment, CRS Report Says, BNA Plus (March 28, 2007)

“The citizenship documentation rules for Medicaid are raising state administrative costs, subjecting citizens to disparate treatment, and may affect some children attempting to enroll in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), according to a Congressional Research Service report.” Click here for article.

New York: The Medicaid Documentation Mess, New York Times Editorial (March 19, 2007)

“Exaggerated fears that illegal immigrants are fraudulently receiving Medicaid health benefits have led to a crackdown that is preventing tens of thousands of American citizens from obtaining legitimate coverage. Congress, whose mindless actions led to this travesty, needs to fix this injustice.” Click here for article.

Washington: Citizens Who Lack Papers Lose Medicaid, New York Times (March 11, 2007)

“A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid has instead shut out tens of thousands of United States citizens who have had difficulty complying with requirements to show birth certificates and other documents proving their citizenship, state officials say.”
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Washington: Medicaid enrollment drops: New citizenship requirement might be cause, The Columbus Dispatch (February 3, 2007)  

“Ohio’s Medicaid rolls have fallen since the state began enforcing a federal law that requires participants in the health-care program for the poor to prove they are U.S. citizens.”
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Ohio: Poor being denied Medicaid over citizenship rule, some say, Plain Dealer Reporter (February 03, 2007)

“The number of poor in Ohio receiving the free government-funded health care called Medicaid is dropping. But it's not good news, say those who help the needy… The decline, say advocates for the poor, isn't because the state has fewer people in need. It's because Congress created a roadblock last year when it said those who want Medicaid must first prove they're U.S. citizens.” Click here for article.