{"id":604691,"date":"2021-07-28T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604691"},"modified":"2021-07-28T11:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:37:24","slug":"calif-extends-state-funded-medicare-to-residents-over-age-50-regardless-of-immigration-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-extends-state-funded-medicare-to-residents-over-age-50-regardless-of-immigration-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. extends state-funded Medicare to residents over age 50 regardless of immigration status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalif-extends-state-funded-medicare-to-residents-over-age-50-regardless-of-immigration-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2420250\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2420250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is pictured&nbsp; in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:33 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, July 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>California is extending state-funded Medi-Cal eligibility to illegal immigrants. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=plPpQSyrkTU&amp;t=1398s\">press briefing in Fresno<\/a> Tuesday, Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom was proud to sign the controversial piece of legislation while pushing California closer to a socialized health care system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize we\u2019re just at a point on a journey to universal health care here in the state of California,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe have not finished that job, but we\u2019re making big investment here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB133\">Assembly Bill 133<\/a> aims to extend full California state Medicare eligibility to low-income adults older than 50 regardless of one\u2019s immigration status or ability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoughly 250,000 people are eligible for coverage,\u201d Newsom confirmed. \u201cWe estimate at the moment about 235,000 individuals will be direct beneficiaries of preventative care, direct beneficiaries of long-term care, direct beneficiaries of in home supportive services and the care IHS provides regardless, again, of their ability to pay, regardless of pre-existing conditions and regardless of their immigration status.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: CA is now the first state in the nation to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to low-income adults 50 and older, regardless of immigration status.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIhch1vmNs\">https:\/\/t.co\/kIhch1vmNs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1420101900947443714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Opponents to the legislation argue that allocating taxpayer dollars to provide health care for undocumented aliens incentivizes illegal immigration even more.&nbsp; Republicans blasted the governor\u2019s decision while asserting Californians will be at greater risk to violent crimes such as gang violence and human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, some believe Newsom\u2019s latest bill is an effort to gain Democrat support for his upcoming recall election as voters will begin receiving mail-in ballots in about three weeks.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/defense-in-mollie-tibbets-case-requests-new-trial\/\">Defense In Mollie Tibbets Case Requests New Trial<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 Gov. 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