In the California state legislature, two Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to restore government-funded health care coverage to illegal immigrants after some benefits and new enrollments were cut from the state budget.
The new legislation, Senate Bill 1422, seeks to reinstate eligibility “for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits subject to certain limitations, such as the payment of premiums and certain dental benefits” to illegal immigrants age 19 and older. If the bill becomes law, the state will mandate local counties to adopt the Medi-Cal eligibility changes.
