Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator

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Voting

"By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote."

False

No federal law ties Medicaid enrollment to voting rights. The National Voter Registration Act requires agencies including Medicaid offices to offer voter-registration services, but signing up for Medicaid does not register anyone or grant the right to vote.PolitiFact, National Voter Registration Act · Jan 14, 2026