Remember how we were told time and again that illegals were not getting taxpayer funded healthcare, especially in a manner that American citizens could not get?
States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans.
Under federal law, immigrants who are in the country illegally are not eligible for federally funded health coverage.
But as of last month, six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Washington — plus the District of Columbia were spending state dollars to cover some income-eligible noncitizen adults regardless of their immigration status. A total of 14 states plus the district provide state-funded coverage to noncitizen children whether they are here legally or not. And three states — Colorado, New Jersey and Vermont — cover pregnant women regardless of their immigration status.
In addition, 40 states have taken up options in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, to provide coverage to lawfully present children and/or pregnant women who are not citizens.
They mean illegals. States are giving illegals medical coverage even after saying they weren’t
But the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last summer cuts federal spending on Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income people. It also places new eligibility restrictions on lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylees, who are enrolled in a variety of government-subsidized health programs, including Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare and plans available on the insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
They never should have had it to start with. Legal visa holders are forbidden from receiving taxpayer services as part of their visa requirements. Same with people going through the citizenship process.
With less federal money to provide health benefits, at least five states (California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and Washington) plus the District of Columbia have already scaled back or announced plans to scale back state-funded health benefits for immigrants. Other states also may have to pull back as budget pressures continue.
Good. They shouldn’t get any.
Rich states should stop being kind to migrants!
That’s exactly right! The way to get the illegals to return home is to stop giving them food, water, and shelter.
No more ad libitum water! Don’t allow them to buy food, water or shelter!
Force McDonalds’ workers to check customers’ papers! Walmart clerks, too! No more public fountains.
Rimjob misused phrase of the day: ad libitum.
The gas meter maid is wrong again.
Illegals should be kind to federal immigration laws.
Our esteemed host began:
They were lying, lying through their scummy teeth. They always lie. To paraphrase Mary McCarthy, Every word the left say is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’.”
Every word the MAGAts say is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’. They always lie. All they do is lie through their scummy teeth.
Oh, that’s original.
He’s just embarrassing himself now.
More proof that when confronted with unfavorable facts, the Left just goes knee-jerk toddler-mode.
Teach thinks pregnant women should not be helped if they are not citizens. That is contrary to Christian doctrine. That is unkind.
About 10% of all babies born in USA are born to foreign born women.
What “help” are you referring to? If they have a child, it’s their responsibility
No they should not be supported by taxpayer dollars if they came here illegally.
Haven’t you heard the talking point from the Left? America is NOT a Christian country. We’re secular.
Besides, if you want Christian charity, you have to pay it out of your own pocket, not force someone else to pay it out of theirs. Charity is individual, not collective.
I believe the commenter was pointing out conservative cafeteria christian hypocrisy.
Of course, christians and non-christians alike pay out of their own pockets to charities that care for the less fortunate. Collectively, our taxes are collected and distributed to the less fortunate as Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, SNAP, disability…
Do you, as a christian, feel we should let the aged, the ill, the disabled, and poor children suffer and die?
So Rimjob since you’ve stated many times that you don’t believe in the Christian religion where do you get the idea that a Christian should or would “let the aged, the ill, the disabled, and poor children suffer and die?”
So where do you get that idea?
(Certainly not from your White Christian wlfe.)
You really are warped.
“Do you, as a christian, feel we should let the aged, the ill, the disabled, and poor children suffer and die?”
Not if they are citizens, but neither do I believe that is a collective responsibility. Anyone who feels that way should pay out of their own pocket what they feel they can afford.
Social Security is paid for by the recipients through payroll deduction trhoughout their workiing lives. Not a collective responsibility, but a contractual one among a select group who pays for it. Same for Medicaid.
The others are government social safety net programs and the recipients mostly did NOT contribute. Those should be privatized and made purely through true charitable contributions. Not taxpayer funded.
BTW, I’m not Christian, I’m agnostic.
* I meant Medicare, not Medicaid.
lol
jl really? you accept no responsibility to help anyone but yourself? If she was drowning would you help her?
If she was starving would youg ive her food?
If she was dying of thirst would you share water with her?
If those richer blue states want to help would you object?
If she helped herself by coming here illegally, then had a child, that’s on her.
Blue states are kinder and richer and are happier than red states in sharing. Blue states have every right to help whomever they wish.
Cali has a state budget of 350 billion. They be rich as F. Because of booming economy resulting in increase in tax revenue they are expected to have a budget surplus 2026-2027. They can affford to help all residents, regardless of citizenship status. conservatives hate that
Sorry, johnnie boy, but Cali is not expecting a budget surplus for 2026-2027.
Too.funny-“the booming economy”. Yet you’re here almost every day whining about “Trumps’s economy”. Which is it, Johnny?