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A federal judge ordered the nation's health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information -- including home addresses -- of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees.

HHS first handed over the personal data on millions of Medicaid enrollees in a handful of states in June. After an Associated Press report identified the new policy, 20 states filed a lawsuit to stop its implementation.

In July, CMS entered into a new agreement that gave the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) daily access to view the personal data -- including Social Security numbers and home address -- of all the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees. Neither agreement was announced publicly.

The extraordinary disclosure of such personal health data to

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