Even though California faces a $68 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year, it is expanding access to its Medi-Cal health insurance program to more illegal aliens. In 2015 it allowed coverage for children. Later the state granted coverage to illegal residents between the ages of 19-25 and those over 50.
Now, due to legislation passed in May, all illegals in the state will have access to Medi-Cal. The new recipients total 764,000 at a cost of $2.6 billion. State Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), a supporter of the measure, stated that “This historic investment speaks to California’s commitment to health care as a human right.”
The California Senate Republican Caucus issued a statement criticizing the expansion: “Medi-Cal is already strained by serving 14.6 million Californians – more than a third of the state’s population. Adding 764,000 more individuals to the system will certainly exacerbate current provider access problems.”
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