A California federal judge has blocked Trump administration health officials from sharing people’s individual health data with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes while litigation plays out, Bloomberg reported Aug. 12.  California and 19 other states filed a federal lawsuit July 1 against HHS alleging CMS transferred protected health information from state Medicaid programs to the Department of Homeland Security without patient consent, public notice or legal justification. 

According to the lawsuit, CMS gave the Department of Homeland Security access to identifiable data from millions of Medicaid enrollees, including residents in California, Illinois and Washington. The plaintiffs argue the data sharing violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the P

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