HHS and ICE Data Sharing Ruling

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria permitted HHS to share Medicaid data with ICE starting Jan 6.
20 states, including California, sued to block HHS-ICE data transfers in July 2023.
Judge blocked the policy in August with a preliminary injunction.
Disclosures limited to biographical and contact fields like citizenship status and address.
California AG Rob Bonta criticized the decision, calling it a privacy violation.
Judge criticized HHS for not explaining the need for broader medical data sharing.
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