Medicaid emergency room costs for illegal immigrants will be less than $4 billion in 2022
A cross-sectional analysis of emergency Medicaid spending using data from the 2022 Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System found that that of the 38 states plus Washington, D.C., was nominal compared to overall spending. There are confounding factors. Not all states allow it, and 11 did not report emergency Medicaid spending for illegal immigrants, and some,…