Federal immigration rules cost Kansas up to $1 million

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | June 19, 2008

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal rules aimed at catching illegal immigrants have cost Kansas up to $1 million and caused thousands of eligible Kansans to lose their health insurance. Despite the cost, the rules led to the arrest of only one illegal immigrant, officials said Wednesday. The federal rules implemented July 1, 2006, require Medicaid recipients to provide proof of citizenship.

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