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Weaponizing Health Care in the Immigration Fight


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On this week’s episode, Miles and Dr. Rob unpack disturbing reports that the Trump administration shared Medicaid data with ICE, discuss RFK Jr.'s anti-vax allies gaining influence over vaccine policy, threatening public trust and safety, and share the disturbing truth of ICE detention centers and health care access.


Background reading:

  • AP: Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

  • PBS News: Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

  • PBS News: How Republicans’ massive budget bill impacts the Affordable Care Act

  • The Hill: Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage

  • MedPage Today: CMS Tightens Reins on Obamacare Access

  • KFF: Potential Impacts of 2025 Budget Reconciliation on Health Coverage for Immigrant Families

  • Nashville Banner: ICE Arrested a Pregnant Tennessee Woman — While in Detention in Louisiana, She had a Stillbirth

  • KFF: Key Facts on Health Coverage of Immigrants

    • AMA Journal of Ethics: Why We Should Care for the Undocumented


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