"The Trump administration and the Republican leaders in Congress continue to use California, and the benefits the state has extended to eligible immigrants regardless of their legal status, as a cudgel against Democrats trying to extend federal subsidies for taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage."
"President Trump claimed recently that Democrats "want to have illegal aliens come into our country and get massive healthcare at the cost to everybody else." Democrats called Trump's assertion an absolute lie, accusing Republicans of wanting to slash federal healthcare benefits to Americans in need to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy."
"In return for their votes to reopen the government, Democratic leaders in Congress want to reverse Medicaid cuts made in Republicans' tax and spending bill passed this summer and continue subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, a program long targeted by Republicans."
"No. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program or Medicare, or coverage through the Affordable Care Act, according to KFF, an independent health research organization."
A federal spending stalemate and government shutdown have placed California's expansive healthcare policies at the center of a partisan conflict. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans criticize California for extending benefits to eligible immigrants regardless of legal status and use those policies to oppose continued federal healthcare subsidies. President Trump accused Democrats of wanting illegal immigrants to receive massive healthcare at others' expense; Democrats called the claim an absolute lie and accused Republicans of seeking cuts to federal healthcare to finance tax breaks for the wealthy. Democratic leaders seek to reverse recent Medicaid cuts and maintain ACA subsidies that lower costs for millions. KFF states undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, or ACA coverage, and some lawmakers have held town halls to address related misinformation.
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