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Bailey Templeton is running in the Republican primary for
Illinois’ 94th House District. She is also requesting documents
from state agencies on a variety of issues.
The latest release she secured from the Illinois Department of
Healthcare and Family Services shows there are 20,000 children
getting taxpayer funded Medicaid without having Social Security
numbers, 10,000 of which are not even 1-year-old.
“But anywhere between 1 and 17, I don’t think there is any valid
reason to not have a Social Security number registered, if
they’re American citizens,” Templeton said.
Policy and procedure documents show Illinois DHFS allows for
noncitizen children without SSNs to benefit.
“I think there needs to be extenuating circumstances for any
type of public payment for someone who’s not participating in
being an American citizen,” Templeton said. “I don’t think that
we should be paying, or having the tax burden, of every single
child that enters our state, especially with the sanctuary
laws.”
From here, Templeton said further pending requests are looking
to uncover how much taxpayer money is being spent.
“This is Illinois taxpayer dollars, this is not federal
government dollars,” Templeton said. “This is coming right from
your pocket.”
The federal government indicates Medicaid can cover treatment of
an emergency medical condition if the patient meets all Medicaid
eligibility criteria in the state and doesn't have an eligible
immigration status.
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