Posted on 02/12/2025 6:41:11 AM PST by Jacquerie
Florida’s 2020 Census undercount is costing the state at least $2.3 billion annually in federal Medicaid funding, according to a new report published on Tuesday by Florida TaxWatch.
The result is a projected loss of $2.3 billion in federal Medicaid contributions for fiscal year 2024-25 alone.
“In 2020, Florida’s census undercount cost the state one, potentially two, congressional seats and resulted in a loss of federal funding that will range from $11 billion to $21 billion by the end of the decade,” said Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro.
Beyond Medicaid, the census undercount affects other federally funded programs tied to population data. CHIP determines its maximum funding allotment based on the percentage of children under 19, a figure derived from census data. The Medicare DSH program, which allocates funding to hospitals treating high numbers of uninsured patients, calculates payments based on census-reported changes in the percentage of uninsured individuals under 65. Moreover, SNAP, which provides food assistance to low-income households, uses census-based participation rates to determine funding distributions and local program performance bonuses.
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I am surprised they have not sued and President Trump has not made this an issue.
Federal funding aside- i believe the undercounting of red states (Fla/Tex) and over counting of blue states (NY/Kalifonia/Rhode Island) resulted in a swing of 6 electoral votes in favor of blue states.
Not to mention one...or more...Congressional seats.
Does this problem have anything to do with not counting illegal aliens?
I don’t understand why funding would be tied to population data. Shouldn’t benefits like medicaid & medicare be tied to INDIVIDUALS?
Republicans should re-open the census and do a re-count if they spot serious error or corruption. And there’s no reason for them to wait for Trump to raise the issue.
Don’t hold your breath. We have few fighters on our side.
Just listened to a rather discouraging vid regarding Pam Bondi this morning. Yes, she’s great but…
https://youtu.be/j5AWTC6iAeg
Good. Medicaid is a fraud!
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