A Scaled-Back Bid To Care For Undocumented Californians
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink
Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
David Gorn, CALmatters
After shelving a plan to provide full government health benefits to all undocumented, low-income adults in the state, California lawmakers are trying to extend coverage to seniors and the disabled in that population.
An estimated 1.8 million adult immigrants live in California without authorization, and roughly 1.2 million of them are poor enough to qualify for Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. They can get care in emergency rooms, but a proposed new law would have provided them with full Medi-Cal benefits, including preventive care.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/05/29/a-scaled-back-bid-to-care-for-undocumented-californians/
