What could possibly go wrong with this plan?
California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants
California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants.
Starting Jan. 1, all undocumented immigrants, regardless of age, will qualify for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the federal Medicaid program for people with low incomes.
Previously, undocumented immigrants were not qualified to receive comprehensive health insurance but were allowed to receive emergency and pregnancy-related services under Medi-Cal as long as they met eligibility requirements, including income limits and California residency in 2014.
In 2015, undocumented children were able to join Medi-Cal under a bill signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown. In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal access for young adults ages 19 through 25, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Access was then further expanded to allow older adults aged 50 and older to receive full benefits, also regardless of immigration status.
The final expansion going into effect Jan. 1 will make approximately 700,000 undocumented residents between ages 26 and 49 eligible for full coverage, according to California State Sen. María Elena Durazo.
The wackos are calling this a “human right.” Are you happy to be paying for this, citizens of the People’s Republik Of California? Are you good with adding all those people to rolls, meaning it will be harder to get medial help, there will be longer waiting times? And the money has to come from somewhere, so, either taxes go up or other state services have to be cut. And you can expect premiums and deductibles to go up, because a lot of Medi-Cal is serviced at a loss, meaning that those who actually pay will pay more, perhaps 10%-20%.
And what happens when illegals get the word, and start streaming even more into California? Maybe Texas governor Greg Abbott starts shipping a ton into the PRC. But, you know what? The majority in the PRC voted for this, so, they should happily pony up, right? And not leave the state with all the insanity they voted for, right?
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