# 2025-20911: Your Doctor Visits May Now Be Shared With ICE 2025-20911, Notice of Medicaid Information Sharing Between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-11-25 (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20911 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-20911 - Title: Notice of Medicaid Information Sharing Between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security - Type: Notice - Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Citation: 90 FR 53324 - Published: 2025-11-25 - Effective: 2025-11-25 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line Your Doctor Visits May Now Be Shared With ICE ## Summary Starting now, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will share some Medicaid info with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This helps make sure Medicaid funds are used properly, especially regarding who qualifies based on immigration status. If you’re on Medicaid or involved in its administration, this change could affect how your info is handled, but it won’t change your benefits or costs. ## Abstract This notice announces that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will share certain information with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and its component agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement consistent with federal laws requiring the provision of information to DHS. ## Effects PRIA read - CMS Will Share Medicaid Data with DHS/ICE: cost, low. CMS announced it will provide certain information it collects in connection with the Medicaid program to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This policy is effective immediately and applies to data CMS holds about people in Medicaid. - Types of Medicaid Information That May Be Shared: cost, low. CMS says ICE may request biographical, contact, and location information and that examples of information CMS may share include citizenship and immigration status, location, and phone numbers. CMS may also share Medicaid data or data states send to CMS, and ICE may request other information on a ca… - CMS Will Use Minimum Data and Safeguards: benefit, low. CMS states it will share the minimum required information, transfer information to ICE in a secure manner, and establish safeguards such as written agreements or other arrangements. CMS says it will consider the federal laws governing disclosure and the capabilities and resources of CMS systems whe… - Court Injunction Now Limits Immediate Sharing: benefit, low. 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