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Which Way, L.A.?

Will Executive Action Mean Heathcare After All?

President Obama's latest executive action on immigration could be especially good news for more than a million illegal immigrants in California.  They are not entitled to Obamacare, but they might qualify for California's version of Medicaid — if they're poor enough.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 2, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama's latest executive action on immigration could be especially good news for more than a million illegal immigrants in California. They are not entitled to Obamacare, but they might qualify for California's version of Medicaid — if they're poor enough. Medicaid is federal health insurance for low-income people, administered in California as Medi-Cal, which is more generous than Medicaid in most other states.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Claire Martin

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Lisa Alferis

      KQED "State of Health" blog

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      Ronald Coleman

      California Immigrant Policy Center

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      Luis Alvarado

      political strategist and consultant, former deputy press secretary for the California Republican Party

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