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California gubernatorial candidate Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the state may need to control its Medicaid because it faces concerns about the costs associated with the illegal use of the system.
Becerra, a former Democrat who served as Golden State attorney general, explained his position in an interview with FOX 11 Los Angeles this week.
“I believe we should get there in the end,” he said. Medical Even if they don’t have a document.
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Health Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on House immigration integrity, security and law enforcement. (House Justice Republican/X)
“Can we afford it? That’s where the governor has to decide… If we can’t afford it, we have to be realistic. If we can’t afford it, what should we do?” he added.
“But when you do scrub … it’s important, and if you don’t have the money to do it, how do you do it? You need money. California needs a balanced budget. If you find a way. You find a way, you don’t delay. But if you scrub it, but if you can’t do it, then what should you do, then that’s the reality, that’s our choice, and we keep the officials, “officials are officials,”
The overall Medi-Cal program is expected to cost $6 billion until California budget officials reveal that the cost for the fiscal year is expected to be $9.5 billion. The governor’s office then requested two separate loans, totaling $6.2 billion.
Illegal immigrants are waiting for pick-up and drop-off at the southern border on May 23, 2024. (Bill Melugin/Fox News)
When Kcra asks Gov. Gavin NewsomHe is term-limited and will leave the office in January 2027, saying that while illegal immigration in the program is not the whole issue, it is a contributing factor.
“That’s part of it.” Newsom says last month.
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“With future fiscal choices, Governor Newsom, together with Pro McGuire and Speaker Rivas, evaluated the recommendations to curb long-term spending, including at Medi-Cal, while protecting Californians on core health and social services,” Newsom spokesman Izzy Gardon said in a statement to Fox News Digital. In other states, rising costs in states that do not allow illegal immigrants to enroll in schools have resulted in higher than expected Medicaid costs.
The California Department of Health Services website said: “Immigration status is okay”, but Republicans strongly criticize Allow illegal immigration in the program.
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“Even Jerry Brown refused to expand the Mediterranean to all illegal immigrants because he knew it was financially irresponsible and unsustainable,” California Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones tweeted last month. “Now, under the news magazine, legal residents pay prices financially and reduce health care. The public deserves answer: Why is the cost higher than Newsom promised? What is Newsom’s plan to solve the financial disaster he caused?”
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The race for California governors is expected to be controversial in 2026, as former Rep. Katie Porter, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lieutenant Eleni Kunalakis are already playing on the Democratic side. Former Vice President Kamala Harris may make a comeback after running for the 2024 election for governor. On the Republican side, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco is currently in the game and many others are expected to join him.
