Alex Olgin
NPR reporter who filed the story on Medicaid data sharing with immigration authorities, presenting reporting, interviews, and on-the-ground details for the episode.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 5min
Medicaid can now share data with ICE. Here's what that means
Alex Olgin, an NPR reporter who broke the story on Medicaid data sharing with immigration authorities. He explains a court ruling that allows some Medicaid records to be shared. He tells a family's reliance on Medicaid, the high costs of care without it, and how clinics and patients are reacting. He also covers legal limits that differ by state and federal responses.
