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. Newsom said that scaling back who has covered to reduce costs is not on the table. (00:55–01:04)
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Asserts that the expansion cost $2.7 billion more than budgeted due to underestimation of sign-ups.
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