Research Letter

Emergency Medicaid Spending for Undocumented Immigrants in the US

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.18709

October 09, 2025 at 9:15 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional analysis examines emergency Medicaid spending relative to total Medicaid expenditures and identifies state factors associated with variation in spending.

Corresponding Author: Patricia Mae G. Santos, MD, MS, Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Clinic, 1365A Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322 (patricia.mae.garcia.santos@emory.edu).

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