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Q&A: Efforts To Extend Health Coverage To Undocumented Immigrants

Why would the effort to cover undocumented adults be successful this time around? In order for us to manage the cost, we selected the most vulnerable out of the group, which were the children. So now ... read more

Welcome back, Legislature

California already allows undocumented immigrants, up to age 19, to enroll in full-scope Medi-Cal. Undocumented adults qualify ... this is the right time…we need to make a significant investment now.” ... read more

On Day One, Hints of California’s Democratic Agenda to Come

California lawmakers kicked off a new two-year session Monday, a day full of pomp and ceremony and not ... Now Democratic Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula of Fresno and Sen. Ricardo Lara are trying again, ... read more

Here’s what Californians want Gavin Newsom to deliver

One bill to expand health care access by allowing adults living in the country illegally to sign up for Medi-Cal, California ... of a rainy-day fund that now holds about $14 billion in reserve. But PP... read more

In reversal, Sacramento County wants to restore clinic access to immigrants

In Sacramento County, expanding health coverage to include some undocumented immigrants may reduce ER and free clinic visits but still "as a county ... you're not saving ... of Medi-Cal, the state's h... read more

Opinion: How Far To Go Until Universal Health Care?

As originally written, the package would have expanded Medi-Cal to all income-eligible under-26 young adults ... undocumented immigrants to the state’s publicly-funded health care. For many, doing thi... read more

Viewpoints: After Corporations, Wealthy People Get A Boost, Brutality Takes Over Policies; Where’s The Research On Women’s Heart Disease?

(Benjamin Fong, 5/15) Los Angeles Times: Now Is Not The Time To Expand Medi-Cal To Undocumented Adults Advocates of a single-payer healthcare system in California have struggled to come up with a real... read more

Universal Coverage Bills Move Forward, With Questions

Allowing undocumented adults onto Medi-Cal could get California a third of the way there. The UC Berkeley Labor Center says it would expand access to coverage ... Appropriations Committee, but for now ... read more

Federal and state laws expand opportunities for Dreamers

DACA benefits do not include a green card or path to citizenship. DACA status instead is temporary, expiring after two years unless renewed; also, it could be changed or terminated at any time ... und... read more

Progressives Move On To Universal Health Insurance In California

As originally written, the package would have expanded Medi-Cal to all income-eligible under-26 young adults ... undocumented immigrants to the state's publicly-funded health care. For many, doing thi... read more

Thomas D. Elias: How far should California go toward universal health care?

As originally written, the package would have expanded Medi-Cal to all income-eligible young adults ... of undocumented immigrants to the state’s publicly-funded health care. For many, doing this rais... read more

California AG labels President Trump's crackdown on immigrants reckless, unconstitutional

The new proposal would expand the list to include receiving food stamps, Medicaid (in California, Medi-Cal) health care and Section 8 housing ... with at least one family member who is undocumented, a... read more