House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA

Analysis: House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed congressional proposals that would, among other things, cut Medicaid funding to states that provide taxpayer-financed non-emergency health care to illegal immigrants. The governor was also critical of congressional proposals to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or be in school part-time, and limit states’ abilities to tax Medicaid providers higher to engineer inc…

Democratic Latino lawmakers don’t accept Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for Medi-Cal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The group of Latino leaders who advocate for the state’s 16 million Latino residents are coming out strong against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to limit state-funded health care for undocumented immigrants in his latest draft of the…

California is already feeling the effects of the 'Trump slump'

From a surplus in January, the state budget has now fallen into deficit. Rather than blaming White House policy, Republicans are pointing to the cost of undocumented immigrants in the healthcare budget. Democratic Governor and presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom was forced to compromise.

Newsom Can’t Memory-Hole What He Did to California - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Last year, California, to great fanfare, became the first state to fund free health care for all its illegal immigrants — which totals about 1.8 million people. California Gov. Gavin Newsom framed the policy as a great moral achievement. “Through this expansion,” he said, “we’re making sure families and communities across California are healthier, stronger, and able to get the care they need when they need it.” There was just one problem. When N…

Analysis: House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA

(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed congressional proposals that would, among other things, cut Medicaid funding to states that provide taxpayer-financed non-emergency health care to illegal immigrants.

California Dems don’t rule out new taxes to cover illegal immigrant health care

(The Center Square) - California Democrats aren’t ruling out new taxes on state residents to pay for health care for illegal immigrants despite the program’s costs growing from $9.5 billion this year to $12.1 billion in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…