On Jan. 1, California will become the first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented adults by expanding access to the state-run insurance plan, Medi-Cal.

About 700,000 adults between ages 26 and 49 will be eligible as of Jan. 1

California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants.

Starting Jan. 1, all undocumented immigrants, regardless of age, will qualify for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the federal Medicaid program for people with low incomes.

Previously, undocumented immigrants were not qualified to receive comprehensive health insurance but were allowed to receive emergency and pregnancy-related services under Medi-Cal as long as they met eligibility requirements, including income limits and California residency in 2014.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Didn’t California recently also pass a Public Option for healthcare, aiming for full coverage of Californians in general?

    Great steps in the right direction.

    • theblueredditrefugee@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Must be very recent because I was without insurance due to cost back when I lived in california just a few months ago. Moved to china for obvious reasons

    • quindraco@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      I mean, this amounts to that, since by definition, an undocumented immigrant has no documentation. So anyone in California now has access (assuming they didn’t already, I don’t know) to the state insurance plan by claiming to be an undocumented immigrant when they go to the doctor.