US EditionUndocumented immigrant health care marks roadblock in Minnesota health budget negotiations
- House health budget negotiations face a roadblock regarding state-funded health care access for undocumented immigrants.
- This follows a 2023 law expanding MinnesotaCare access and higher-than-anticipated enrollment figures.
- Republicans held an April 21 press conference highlighting cost concerns and proposing bills to restrict access.
- As of April 1, 17,400 undocumented residents enrolled, significantly exceeding the roughly 5,800 2025 estimate.
- The issue represents a main sticking point, hindering budget passage with limited legislative session time remaining.
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Lawmakers clash over healthcare for undocumented Minnesotans
DFL lawmakers and the Minnesota Department of Human Services are pushing back against claims Republicans made earlier this week about the impact undocumented residents are making on taxpayers through a state-funded healthcare program.Four Republican lawmakers said at a Monday news conference that expanding access to MinnesotaCare is incentivizing more undocumented immigrants to move to Minnesota, increasing costs for taxpayers. They raised alarm…
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Undocumented immigrant health care marks roadblock in Minnesota health budget negotiations
ST. PAUL — As Minnesota lawmakers have just under a month left to pass a budget, the House’s Health and Finance Policy Committee is hitting a roadblock in negotiations: whether to give undocumented immigrants access to state-funded health care. Republican Sens. Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls, and Paul Utke, R-Park Rapids, as well as Reps. Isaac Schultz, R-Elmdale Township, and Jeff Backer, R-Browns Valley, held a press conference Monday, April…
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