State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.
Mississippi taxpayers spent over $10.5 million on Medicaid for illegal aliens from federal fiscal year 2023 to 2025 according to a new report from State Auditor Shad White.
“If this money had gone to benefit lawful citizens, it could have reduced our taxes, paid our teachers, paid our police officers—frankly anything would be better than serving as a magnet for illegal immigrants to come to the United States,” said White.
Federal law requires hospitals to provide emergency services regardless of immigration status, but it also requires states to report how much taxpayer money is spent providing these medical services to illegal immigrants. However, the Mississippi Department of Medicaid did not report spending on illegal immigrants to the federal government until after the State Auditor’s Office released a 2024 report on the taxpayer cost of illegal immigration.
“The only answer here is to have a federal government continue to do exactly what the Trump Administration is doing, which is close our borders and enforce our immigration laws,” said White. “In addition, I pushed hard for a new law to make illegal immigration a state crime, and that bill passed this year, which will also help.”
After identifying Medicaid’s shortcoming in the 2024 report, State Auditor Shad White commissioned a follow-up analysis to determine why Mississippi’s Medicaid program had never reported spending on illegal immigrants. As a result of this work, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) identified over $10.5 million spent on providing Medicaid for illegal immigrants over three fiscal years.
“Mississippi taxpayers deserve to know the cost of illegal immigrants in our state,” said White, “even if it makes some folks uncomfortable. My team will always tell you how your money in being spent, warts and all.”
The full report can be found under the “Reports” tab on the Auditor’s website and searching “illegal immigrants.”
33 comments:
Buenas dias. We came here for the free stuff. Verdad? America has been berry, berry, good to me.
Apparently Shad and I are the only ones who are concerned about this fraud.
Babies don't get to choose their mommas and daddies. I'm okay with taking care of a mother and newborn child regardless of their legal status. At least this report doesn't show prolonged care and complete dependency on the Medicaid system. Or purchasing GLPs or providing gastric bypass for non-citizens.
Shad for Governor!
Shad White, you are shameful and a hypocrite, your ancestors came to America illegal immigrates. The Native American Indians did not want them here either, although they would have provided them a Medicine Man. Stop Using Trump immigration Policies as a springboard for higher office. Shad just go for what you know! The citizens of Mississippi ain’t stupid. What about the groceries and gas prices. Tell us what’s the solution to the everyday working man problems. I never heard anybody at work talking about illegals, hell we need workers!
Now just talk about what you gonna do for the little man!!! Besides help prosecute them!
Damn Shad, the US is spending 1 Billion Dollars a day on whose war? And you’re talking about immigration!
Immigrants are people. All people deserve healthcare. Shad is heartless!
If Shad had a workable answer he’d been Governor years ago an so would Bubba
Oh no, we helped a few people not die. $10m is about how much Tatur’s driveway was going to cost, who cares. Not like they’re going to give us our money back, they’ll just spend it on something else that doesn’t help you or I. I need Pedro and his kids to be in good health so I can pay half as much for a roof replacement, that’s where the savings come in for you and I. Kick em out and you’re paying more for a bunch of drug addicts to fk up your roof.
Immigration policies are Federal Issues Shad, Talking points should be What you are going to do for Mississippi that your counterparts are not doing. Not kissing the Kings ring!
Not if you want to secure more monies for you run for office contact MTG.
but but but democrats told us $0 were spent on medicaid for illegal aliens.
Shad ain’t you the State! Dang you telling on yourself.
Be willing to bet the money spent over the study period pales, PALES, in comparison to the costs incurred by the state due to chronic obesity.
Well... if you don't mind forcing taxpayers to fund ANCHOR BABY TOURISM.
EMTALA requires hospitals to provide these services to anyone who walks through the ER doors. Medicaid covering some of the cost is sometimes the only way these hospitals can survive. This is less about immigration and more about how effed up our healthcare system is.
One possible way to solve these type issues is have a Democrat tax; if you vote Democrat, your state income tax rate goes from 4% to 10%, with the extra money going to social programs. That way, the people who want to fund those type things get their wish and the rest of us aren’t burdened. I’m sure Democrats would be very willing to pay the extra tax since it’s for a cause so near and dear to their hearts.
9:46, I’m sure you regretted your post as soon as you hit “PUBLISH” since the reasoning was so faulty. Shad’s job is oversight for the expenditure of state funds, so he is in the very center of his lane on this issue.
Do the illegals that received treatment play volleyball? Asking for a friend…
Like.
anybody else notice they haven't removed any of the illegals around here and the industries they serve
But immigrants in this country illegally should be sent packing.
A few million Medicaid dollars here, then a few more millions there.
Pretty soon you can top up the TANF funds and the taxpayers can have another gubmint volleyball arena and frontage roads for everyone who can get MDOT's attention and really really needs them!
$4 million a year of an $8.5 billion program is a drop in the bucket. Actually, it's about 0.05%
And I would argue that money spent educating children, any children, is money well spent.
@7:37 "your ancestors came to America illegal immigrates"
Likely not, Shad's ancestors likely came to the US as LEGAL immigrants.
For much our history, immigrants were allowed to enter the country if they could support themselves and benefit the country. Of course, then came chain immigration and illegal immigration that are swamping the system today.
Children don't ask to be born. They are the responsibility of their parents. Full stop.
But señor, we do your yard work, we fix up the remodels your wife wanted for not that many pesos. Our bosses pay us cash under the table and don’t report us like they supposed to. The least you could do is give us free healthcare, no?
Could you arrange to make that drop go on my bucket?
You need to check your calculator and move your decimal over a few spaces.
12:58pm you are on point. The powers to be don’t give a shit about immigration as long as their house is cleaned for half the cost.
10:36 - Oh, that's so good. Got my vote for post of the day.
My wife works in rural healthcare, the locals flood the place constantly reeking of weed, smoke billowing with children in the car, they never taking the medical advice just wanting a quick fix for their ills that those of us who work are paying for. MS should follow AL lead and ban junk food from SNAP, AND, if you're suspected of consuming illegal drugs/tested and do not have a medical card, your healthcare is suspended until you can whizz clean! It's asinine that we're blowing this money for nothing on people who could care less about their health, and these are natural born citizens!
1:14. I double checked and 0.05% of 8,000,000,000 (8 billion) = 4,000,000 (4 million)
So, $4 million is about 0.05% of $8.5 billion. Perhaps you could correct me and show your work?
"Could you arrange to make that drop go on my bucket?"
I can't, but maybe a friend of Phil can help you out.
From the report: DOM data show roughly 95% of Medicaid spending on illegal immigrants in Mississippi on medical services provided from July 2022 to June 2025was attributed to childbirth.
So what are hospital supposed to do? Turn away a woman in labor? Also, shad fails to mention that about 77% to 78% of medicaid expenditures in Mississippi are from the federal government - granted it's still taxpayer funds - so taxpayers in Mississippi spent $2.4 million over three years so babies and mothers don't die in childbirth.
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