In their comment, they pointed out that the proposed rule “will cause significant harm to states and their residents” and it is “unlawful.
According to them, “The States have serious concerns about the Proposed Rule’s addition of Medicaid to the public charge consideration and about the prospect of potentially including CHIP in the public charge analysis. As currently framed, the Proposed Rule will burden states with additional healthcare costs, will harm families, discriminates against people with disabilities, and improperly disfavors non-English speakers. The addition of CHIP to the public charge consideration would only exacerbate the existing problems with the Proposed Rule.”
Shapiro and his colleagues also emphasized that the Proposed Rule violates federal law because the Trump administration failed to present appropriate analysis or evidence to justify it.
Their official comment on the Proposed Rule was co-written by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring and New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas.
