In a Trump presidency, uncertainty reigns over California immigrant health care

Sacramento Bee ^ | November 23, 2016 | Emily Bazar

[artichokegrower]

Health coverage and immigration status are inextricably linked for many Californians.

Citizens and many lawfully present immigrants are eligible for most health care options.

For other immigrants, insurance availability varies by status.

If you’re an unauthorized immigrant, for instance, you can’t purchase a plan from Covered California, the state health insurance exchange, or get full access to Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. Your children, however, may qualify for comprehensive Medi-Cal benefits even if they don’t have permanent legal status.

[artichokegrower]

Twenty-year-old Yesenia, who asked to be identified by first name only, got DACA status right away in 2012. However, the Los Angeles resident didn’t sign up for full Medi-Cal benefits until last week, with the help of Maternal and Child Health Access

Medi-Cal (Medicaid) was to be limited to 18 or younger unauthorized (illegal) immigrants. Why can this 20 year old sign up?

[2banana]

Illegals will get nothing.

Do you hear me now?

[Eddie01]

Socialist nations have great health care. Cuba has the best.

Go home.

[DoughtyOne]

If you and I only knew the half of it.

We’d cringe and be quite angry about it.

[ClearCase_guy]

Uncertainty?

I don’t think there is any uncertainty. I think the situation is very, very clear.

[sheana]

She’s a DACA. Maybe they get special status....like everything else.

[freedumb2003]

>>Socialist nations have great health care. Cuba has the best.

Go home.<<

Mexico has socialized single-payer health care.

Most people there choose not to use it but it is available for all citizens.

Go home and use it, illegals.

[Chode]

[dowcaet]

Libtard reporter in California refers to these people as unauthorized immigrants. Illegal is what they are you dimwit. If California truly wants to secede from America they’ll end up like Venezuela.

[Vaduz]

Unauthorized = Illegal

Why pass laws if you don’t enforce them California works on the notion NO RULES no wonder it’s screwed up and deadly.

[stocksthatgoup]

Bus all Californiaillegals to Tijuana

[Reno89519]

(1) If illegal aliens leave the US the matter is moot, (2) if US tax dollars are used directly or indirectly, it should stop or be tied to deporting illegals once they are treated. Put a bandaid on them and send them home.

[Olog-hai]

Just imagine, if they weren’t illegal and were legitimate immigrants, and if there was not all this government “health care” raising costs and restrictions, this would not be an issue.

[freedumb2003]

>>“If you are eligible for Medi-Cal or Covered California, you should recognize there are laws in place to protect the confidentiality of any information you provide,” says Gabrielle Lessard, senior policy attorney for the National Immigration Law Center
<<

Laws can be changed.

You lefties and open borders crowd spent the last 8 years (actually last 3 administrations) using the Federal Government and the Supremacy Clause as a huge club. We will need that same club to knock things back into place before we can then start setting things back to the proper balance of States and Citizens over the Fed.

[Enterprise]

Brings tears to my eyes. So I want to help. I suggest that all who support health care for illegals voluntarily allow the Government to deduct “healthcare compassion funds” from their paychecks, and as the costs increase, more and more shall be taken from the paychecks. Come on libbys, YOU’RE WITH THEM! YES YOU CAN!

[nhwingut]

“lawfully present immigrants”

What the heck does that mean? Never heard this one before.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Nothing like a bunch of thieves and leaches taking what the did not sow.

Half of America is actually in that category though.
Great job Socialists!

[Vaquero]

In a Trump presidency, uncertainty reigns over California immigrant Illegal Alien health care

There.....fixed-a-roonie

[GailA]

Header should be corrected to ILLEGAL ALIENS health care.

Refugees are getting Obamacare subsidies while YOUR premiums skyrocket
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/11/refugees-are-getting-obamacare-subsidies-while-your-premiums-skyrocket

The doctor isn’t in: Medi-Cal patients struggle to find primary care
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article106271347.html

MASSIVE Gift Obama’s Medicare Program Gave 500 Illegal Aliens
http://conservativetribune.com/obamas-medicare-500-aliens/?utm_source=Faceb ook&utm_medium=ConservativeTribune&utm_content=2016-10-09&utm_campaign=manu alpost

[GailA]

Trump Should Never Consider Adding Sen. Bob Corker To His Team Because Corker Is A Dirty Politician
http://fortune.com/2015/12/14/senator-corker-financial-disclosure/