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Could Medicaid Data Deter Emergency Care?

New Medicaid data-sharing policies raise concerns that fear of ICE could keep patients from seeking emergency treatment.

  • By

  • Phil Galewitz

  • Amanda Seitz

  • February 6, 2026

  • 8 min

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Top Institutions in Family Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
    Georgetown University Center for Children and Families

    Washington, DC

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy
    • Immigrant Health
    • Legal Advocacy

  • #2

    Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
    Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)

    Menlo Park, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy Research
    • Public Health
    • Health Data Analysis

  • #3

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health Policy
    • Health Equity
    • Immigrant Health

  • #4

    University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health
    University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health

    Berkeley, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy
    • Immigrant and Refugee Health
    • Data Privacy

  • #5

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy
    • Public Health Ethics
    • Immigrant Health

Original Source(s)

Could Medicaid Data Deter Emergency Care?

  • by Phil Galewitz, Amanda Seitz

  • February 6, 2026

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