Florida identifies 177,000 Medicaid enrollees who could lose coverage while California faces another 148,000 under new federal rules

Good News ‼️ The Donald Trump Administration is officially going to remove hundreds of thousands of noncitizens from free taxpayer funded Medicaid

Here’s how many foreigners are being removed by state:

– Florida: 177,000
– California: 148,000
– North Carolina: 29,000
– Arizona: 28,000
– New Jersey: 25,000
– Washington: 11,000
– Illinois: 9,300
– Ohio: up to 6,500
– Minnesota: 5,550

These were the top states

About 11,000 Washington residents lost coverage October 1 under the new eligibility rules. State officials estimate another 200,000 could lose coverage by the end of 2027 as additional requirements take effect.

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/10/06/washington-medicaid-cuts-work-requirements-immigrant-eligibility

Florida began terminating coverage for certain immigrants who could not verify qualifying status
https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2026-10-01/medicaid-changes-mean-certain-immigrants-no-longer-qualify
Florida began implementing the federal changes October 1. The state had sent notices to noncitizen beneficiaries asking them to provide immigration documentation; people who failed to respond could lose coverage.

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