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"Newsom’s office predicted the proposed changes will save the state $5.4 billion by 2028-2029."
"California Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants the state to stop enrolling more low-income illegal immigrants in a state-funded health care program, beginning next year.
"Under Newsom’s plan, the state would not end coverage for illegal immigrants who are already enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. However, the state would begin charging adults with “unsatisfactory immigrant status” a monthly premium of $100 beginning in 2027.
"Newsom’s announcement comes after the governor previously said in March he was not considering rolling back health benefits for low-income illegal immigrants, even as the state contended with a $6.2 billion Medicaid shortfall.
"Just last year, the state became among the first to offer free health care benefits to all low-income adults, regardless of immigration status.
"Now, Newsom is backtracking as the expansion cost the state $2.7 billion more than his administration had predicted.
"Newsom said Wednesday that the move is being made both because of the higher-than-expected cost for the program and the economic uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs.
" 'The state must take difficult but necessary steps to ensure fiscal stability and preserve the long-term viability of Medi-Cal for all Californians,” the governor’s office said in a statement." ...
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