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California health insurance may become available to undocumented immigrants

Logan B.
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Governor Jerry Brown has now pushed the effort for this coverage another step forward. Following the signing of a new bill by Governor Jerry Brown on Friday, California health insurance law has now become one step closer to being available to immigrants who are living in the state without any legal documentation. The bill has now allowed the state to turn to the federal government in order to request its approval. The California health insurance bill has opened up the chance for the state to ask the federal government for…

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Will California pass a health insurance bill for undocumented immigrants?

Julie Campbell
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The state recently introduced the measure to request permission from the federal government. California legislators are currently facing a controversial health insurance bill that would request permission from the federal government to allow the state to be able to sell coverage over its official exchange, Covered California, to people who are unable to prove that their residence in the country is a legal one. The Assembly Health Committee democrats already gave their approval to SB20 last Tuesday. The proposal of the health insurance bill was first put forward by Senator…

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California seeks to provide health insurance to undocumented immigrants

Julie Campbell
California health insurance

The state is attempting to skirt around Federal health care reforms to devise its own strategy. In terms of its health insurance exchange and sales, California was an early joiner and has pushed forward to stay ahead of the game at every level of the Affordable Care Act, including itself among the minority of states that have established their own marketplaces Since Covered California was first created and Medi-Cal was expanded it has been seeking to cover one specific group. Ever since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, California…

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