California’s Medi-Cal opens offering of health insurance to illegal migrants



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Offering makes the state the first to issue such a benefit to undocumented immigrants

California's Medi-Cal opens offering of health insurance to illegal migrants

Life & Health

By Jonalyn Cueto

Effective January 1, 2024, undocumented immigrants aged 26 to 49 have become eligible for full medical coverage under California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. The news comes as more than 1.5 million migrants move to the southern state every year to seek shelter in California’s Democrat-run “sanctuary cities,” according to a Daily Mail UK report.

Health insurance: Cashless treatment at any hospital now as insurers launch new initiative

The General Insurance Council on Wednesday announced a drive aimed at making cashless hospitalization available to policyholders even in non-empanelled hospitals. Hospitals with 15 beds, and registered with the respective state health authorities under the Clinical Establishment Act can offer cashless hospitalization now. In the event of hospitalization, policyholders need not pay for treatment out of their pockets as the expenses would be covered by the insurance companies concerned. This is subject to the claim of being admissible, as per the council.

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