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California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants

abcnews.go.com California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants

On Jan. 1, California will become the first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented adults by expanding access to the state-run insurance plan, Medi-Cal.

About 700,000 adults between ages 26 and 49 will be eligible as of Jan. 1

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.

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.. as a Californian this is bullshit. Solve mental health and homelessness crisis. This is smoke and mirrors shit. Gavin is all about image and little on substance. This coming from a person who wouldn't vote Republican either. We are literally in the darkest timeline. A turd sandwich versus a douche
- Yeah "solve mental health" but no health insurance for those poors! Great idea!
  Any other cliche TV quotes you want to throw out?
  
  The point was we need to take care of citizens first and we haven't even done that. That's the first order of government. I guess one could argue that giving everyone people who are not here legally services are protecting the public. Anyway, I was trashed last night so sorry for the rant but I still feel that the government isn't doing all its can for its citizens first.
  I'm a caretaker for someone with schizophrenia and the mental health services and coverage available in this state is completely inadequate. So politicians go on stage and say things like we're going to give everyone healthcare and it is all shit.
  
  Yeah you didn't say that the state isn't doing all it can though. You said to solve mental health and homelessness before giving health care to people.
  If the person you are a caretaker for was undocumented, would you withhold care? Should they get less care? Should they just get shipped back to where they came from? Or should they get the best possible care, regardless of immigration status, because they are a person in need?

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