PADILLA DEFENDS MEDI-CAL FOR UNDOCUMENTED, SAYS 'FUNGIBLE FED FUNDS' CLAIM IS A STRETCH
Breitbart|23 hours ago
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In a CNN interview highlighted by Breitbart, Sen. Alex Padilla said federal Medicaid funds cannot be used to provide health care to undocumented immigrants and called claims that states rely on "fungible" federal dollars to do so a "stretch." He argued states may use their own funds, pointing to California’s Medi-Cal expansions for undocumented residents as a public health investment. The remarks land amid growing federal scrutiny and audits of Medicaid reimbursements in Democratic-led states, raising stakes over compliance and potential funding clawbacks.
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