Posted on 07/20/2025 12:57:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
SACRAMENTO — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the doctor in California.
She didn’t have legal status, so she couldn’t get health insurance and skipped routine exams, relying instead on home remedies and, at times, getting inhalers from Mexico. She insisted on using only her first name for fear of deportation.
Things changed for Maria and many others in recent years when some Democratic-led states opened up their health insurance programs to low-income immigrants regardless of their legal status. Maria and her husband signed up the day the program began last year.
“It changed immensely, like from Earth to the heavens,” Maria said in Spanish of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. “Having the peace of mind of getting insurance leads me to getting sick less.”
At least seven states and the District of Columbia have offered coverage for immigrants, mostly since 2020. But three of them have done an about-face, ending or limiting coverage for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who aren’t in the U.S. legally — California, Illinois and Minnesota.
The programs cost much more than officials had projected at a time when the states are facing multibillion-dollar deficits now and in the future. In Illinois, adult immigrants ages 42 to 64 without legal status have lost their healthcare to save an estimated $404 million. All adult immigrants in Minnesota no longer have access to the state program, saving nearly $57 million. In California, no one will automatically lose coverage, but new enrollments for adults will stop in 2026 to save more than $3 billion over several years.
Cuts in all three states were backed by Democratic governors who once championed expanding health coverage...
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Isn’t it strange that one on protest or rally in any of the three states with cuts. Although they managed to do so for the big beautiful bill that won’t affect Medicaid until 2029. Seems suspicious.
Yet another euphemism for illegal alien ...”lacking legal status.”
Yes and one of the bonus visits these employers of illegal aliens will get after ICE departs is from the IRS. When they get convicted of felonies and have to pay penalties, fines, interest, etc. will it be worth it?
Excellent analogy :)
F’ck Maria, take your $hit back to F’ck ING Mex’a $hit!!!!
Get the F’ck out!!!!
That is because a cart full of merchandise
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What was her name ?
( we all know you’d hit that big ol girl even if she took up a whole cart , amirite ? /-)
Medicaid is jointly funded by state and federal. Some states added illegals to the program but agreed they would pay 100% for them.
The data still ends up in the federal system which is why they are freaking out over that data being shared with ICE.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-medicaid-trump-ice-ab9c2267ce596089410387bfcb40eeb7
Yeah, education should be next. I live in an area with a high level of illegal immigrants. Our school district has 17% of the student population that are consider English Language Learners. Schools are also funded by property taxes and many large extended families live in small houses which pay little property taxes. Schools are also taxes keep going up and people can’t figure out why.
Maybe start having ICE sit outside emergency rooms? Get treatment and then get deported.
Get out of my country!
Maria. Been here ILLEGALLY FOR 20 YEARS. Doesn’t speak English. Doesn’t work. Gets FREE healthcare, food, clothing and a place to live.
Who wouldn’t love that? Oh, yeah. TAXPAYERS - but who listens to THEM?
Thank you, President Trump. Your policies are saving BILLIONS.
She didn’t have legal status,”
So an illegal alien who should not even be here.
Roll back Medicaid access for people lacking legal status.
Good deal now the hospitals will have room for citizens to be treated.
Funny
Maybe Maria should have gone back to Mexico and got her healthcare from them, instead of whining how she had to wait so long to get free healthcare on our dime.
Uncle Sugar stopped providing said money. They’re not supposed to do that! WAAAAAH! Oh, well. Cut the wetbacks off.
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