The Golden State is expanding its massive health care system this year, meaning more tax dollars will fund sex-reassignment surgeries for state residents, regardless of citizenship status.
According to a memo first circulated in May 2022 and reported by the Daily Caller Foundation, California Medi-Cal. The company will cover the cost of the treatment (including ancillary services such as: Hair removal and what comes with those services. ”
As of January 1, approximately 700,000 undocumented immigrants between the ages of 26 and 49 were eligible for these federal health services, costing California taxpayers an estimated $3.1 billion. For people in this age group who are in California illegally, the health insurance subsidy, covered by the state's general fund, is worth about $4,058 a year.
“When medically necessary, gender-affirming care is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits,” the memo states. “Requests for gender-affirming care should come from professionals experienced in providing culturally appropriate care to transgender and gender-diverse individuals and use nationally recognized guidelines. is needed.”
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The memorandum states that “medical necessity” has been determined and “services have been recommended by a certified mental health professional, physician, or surgeon with experience in treating patients whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex at birth.” ”, it added.
From December 1st to December 31st, more than 302,000 migrants were recorded attempting to cross the US southern border, a record high for a single month. Additionally, the number of encounters with migrants in a month exceeded 300,000 for the first time.
A recent report from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows a significant increase in the number of undocumented immigrants not in custody. That number increased from 3.7 million in 2021 to approximately 4.8 million in 2022 and approximately 6.2 million in 2023. These are undocumented immigrants who have received a final order of removal or who are in deportation proceedings but are not in ICE custody.
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“In California, we believe everyone has the right to access quality, affordable health care coverage, regardless of income or immigration status,” Governor Newsom's office said in a statement, according to the report. Ta. “Through this expansion, we will ensure that families and communities across California are healthier and stronger and have access to the care they need, when they need it.”
Newsom announced that California will begin providing health insurance to additional undocumented immigrants, in addition to the 1.1 million people already in the Medi-Cal system. More than a third of California's dwindling population of 39 million are enrolled in the Medi-Cal program.
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California in stages Adding illegal immigrants I have been in the Medi-Cal program since 2015. This was the year that undocumented children were also eligible. Four years later, adults 50 and older were added.
FOX News Digital has reached out to Newsom's office for comment.
Fox News' Chuck DeVore contributed to this report.
