Weird: Connecticut Spending $100 Million A Year On Healthcare For Illegals

I’ve been told by the Credentialed Media and Democrats that this is not happening

CT spends over $100M on health care for immigrants without legal status as shutdown debate rages

More than $100 million in state funds have been used to pay for health care for children and expectant and postpartum mothers without legal immigration status since this coverage became available through Connecticut’s Medicaid program two years ago.

The issue of government-funded health care for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally is at the center of a national debate following disputed political allegations that Democrats forced the federal government shutdown over the issue.

Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are ineligible for traditional federal Medicaid programs, but states can use their own funds to cover their health care and Connecticut is one of 14 states that has made that choice.

The state legislature and Gov. Ned Lamont in 2021 initially authorized state-funded coverage for income-eligible children up to age 8 regardless of their immigration status who are ineligible for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or affordable employer-sponsored insurance. The legislation also provided coverage for prenatal care to income-eligible women regardless of their immigration status and for postpartum care for 12 months after giving birth.

Does anyone think that the program is being limited to kids and mothers, particularly when the vast majority of illegals seem to be under 30 males? Also, is the state actually segregating the money from Los Federales from state money? Doubtful.

Enrollment significantly outpaced projections when the eligibility age for children increased to 15 in July 2024. The projected enrollment was 7,000 children, but actual sign-ups topped 15,000 children.

That’s what happens when you’re a sanctuary city and your party invites illegals to stream into the U.S.

The higher-than-expected participation contributed to a $284 million shortfall in the state Medicaid program in the last fiscal year. Some $32 million of that 2025 fiscal year deficit was attributed to health care for immigrants who are not in the U.S. legally. The legislature in May approved a $500 million supplemental appropriation bill that made up the Medicaid shortfall and deficiencies in other agency budgets.

$32 million could have done a lot of good for US citizens, eh? And jamming even more people into the system means that costs for healthcare will rise. Surprise!