California lawmakers are to consider proposals that would make the state the first in the nation to offer government-funded health care to adult immigrants living in the country illegally.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lilian Serrano's mother-in-law had lots of stomach problems, but she always blamed food.
"We don't know if she would have survived treatment, but she was not even able to access it," said Serrano, chairwoman of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium.Stories like that have prompted California lawmakers to consider proposals that would make the state the first in the nation to offer government-funded health care to adult immigrants living in the country illegally. But the decision on who to cover may come down to cost.
At stake, according to legislative staffers, are the 3 million people left in California who don't have health insurance. About 1.8 million of them are immigrants in the country illegally. Of those, about 1.26 million have incomes low enough to qualify them for the Medi-Cal program. The proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security says the goal is to make sure"foreign nationals do not become dependent on public benefits for support."
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