The Trump administration reportedly violated federal privacy laws by disclosing Medicaid data of millions of enrollees to deportation officials, as alleged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 19 other states' attorneys general. Released data includes private health information such as names, addresses, and immigration status. States like California, Illinois, and Washington, which permit non-U.S. citizens to enroll in Medicaid, have raised concerns. Bonta highlighted that this action contradicts decades of policy regarding the confidentiality of healthcare data, violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The unusual data sharing of private health information, including addresses, names, social security numbers, immigration status, and claims data for enrollees in those states, was released to deportation officials as they accelerated enforcement efforts across the country.
Bonta said the Trump administration's data release violates federal health privacy protection laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
This is about flouting seven decades of federal law policy and practice that have made it clear that personal healthcare data is confidential and can only be shared in certain narrow circumstances that benefit the public's health or the Medicaid program.
The Trump administration has sought to arm deportation officials with more data on immigrants.
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