Approximately 2 million people living in the US illegally live in California, according to the Pew Research Center. California now provides free health care to about a third of its 39 million residents. California has not confirmed how many people signed up with the expansion, but the state estimated 700,000 people were made eligible for health coverage with this change. The recent expansion has cost California $2.7 billion more than the state budgeted because the state underestimated the number of people who would sign up for. (00:46–00:56)
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Asserts that an estimated 700,000 people became eligible for health coverage due to the expansion.
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