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Mississippi Medicaid Spent $10.5 Million on Illegal Aliens, Auditor Finds

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White announced that he commissioned an analysis earlier this year to investigate why the state’s Medicaid program had not previously reported spending on care for illegal immigrants, despite federal requirements.

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid identified approximately $10.5 million in expenditures for Medicaid recipients classified as illegal aliens from fiscal year 2023 through fiscal year 2025, White said.

White emphasized the importance of transparency, stating that taxpayers deserve to know how their money is allocated, including both the positive and negative aspects of program spending. The full report is available on the auditor’s website under the

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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