So is the US Government shutting down tomorrow night?

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Reports published in 2025 and an audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have detailed how California used a complex financing scheme to secure additional federal Medicaid dollars to cover costs for undocumented immigrants
. While federal law prevents states from using federal Medicaid funds for undocumented immigrants, California's use of an insurer tax allowed the state to effectively redirect federal money to its state-funded healthcare expansion.
However, legislative changes and increased federal oversight starting in 2025 are ending this practice and rolling back the state-funded expansion.
California's financing scheme
  • The insurer tax: In 2023, California expanded an existing tax on managed care health insurers. This allowed the state to increase its Medicaid payments to those same insurers, which enabled California to claim billions in additional federal Medicaid matching funds.
  • Redirected funding: Critics described this process as a "shell game" or "money laundering" of federal funds. The federal money came with fewer restrictions, which freed up state funds to pay for California's own healthcare expansions, including coverage for undocumented immigrants.
  • Previous OIG audit: A 2024 audit from the U.S. Health and Human Services OIG found that California had improperly claimed $52.7 million in federal Medicaid reimbursement for non-emergency services provided to noncitizens between 2018 and 2019, highlighting an earlier version of the financial maneuvering.
Consequences and recent changes
California's practice is ending due to new federal legislation and heightened oversight.
  • Federal rule changes: In 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began increasing oversight and passed a new rule to stop states from misusing federal Medicaid dollars for ineligible populations.
  • Legislative rollback: The federal "One Big Beautiful Bill" also included a provision that tightens federal standards for provider taxes, effectively closing the loophole that California had been exploiting.
  • California's spending and enrollment caps: Facing significant budget deficits, California's state legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom approved a budget deal in mid-2025 that freezes new enrollment for undocumented adults in Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program.
  • Costly expansion: The state's expansion of Medi-Cal to all undocumented adults in January 2024 had proven far more expensive than originally estimated. The expansion was initially projected to cost $3 billion annually but was later projected to exceed $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2024-2025.
Future changes to Medi-Cal in California
Starting in 2026, undocumented adults in California will be subject to several new restrictions on their healthcare coverage:
  • New enrollment paused: Starting January 1, 2026, new enrollment for undocumented adults aged 19 and older will be paused.
  • Asset limits reinstated: Medi-Cal will reinstate asset limits to qualify, setting the limit at $130,000 per person starting January 1, 2026.
  • Dental coverage eliminated: Beginning July 1, 2026, dental coverage will be eliminated for undocumented adults, though emergency dental benefits will remain.
  • Monthly premiums added: A $30 monthly premium will be imposed on undocumented adults ages 19 to 59 starting July 1, 2027.






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It’s not what they want. Just listen to what they are saying. It’s that easy.
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But nutsack said the Dems don’t want healthcare for illegals. So either Mike Johnson is lying or nutsack is lying.

My money is on nutsack who is lying
 
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Top Democrat Says Americans Need To Suffer So Democrats Can Have Political ‘Leverage’​

By: Brianna Lyman
October 22, 2025
3 min read
Democrat Rep. Katherine Clark

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Democrat Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark said that American families are going to have to suffer through the Democrat-led government shutdown so that the party can retain its “leverage.”
“Shutdowns are terrible. And of course there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously, but it is one of the few leverage times we have,” Clark said in a recent interview with Fox News.

Democrats are refusing to sign onto a clean continuing resolution that would keep the government open and at current spending levels through November. Passing the clean continuing resolution would allow for Congress to negotiate any changes to spending during the appropriations period. Notably, Democrats voted for a clean continuing resolution 13 times under the Biden administration.
“This is now the longest full shutdown in American history,” Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday during a press conference. “And yet again, Senate Democrats voted for the 11th time — 12 times overall, when you count House and Senate Democrats — to prolong the pain and keep the government closed.”
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Democrats are “holding the entire federal government hostage,” adding, “We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs.”
But Democrats would rather American families “suffer” in order to add $1.5 trillion in spending (with $500 million going to outlets like NPR and PBS), and reinstate free health care for illegal aliens.
[READ NEXT: Dems Want Medicaid For Millions Of Biden-Era Migrants But Use Sneaky Wordplay To Pretend They Don’t]
Democrats want to rescind Subtitle B in Title VII of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which had narrowed the eligibility of government health care benefits, including Medicare eligibility and premium tax credits, to specific groups: Americans, lawful permanent residents, “certain Cuban and Haitian immigrants,” and Compact of Free Association “migrants lawfully residing in the U.S.”
Notably, the Biden administration paroled 2.8 million aliens into the U.S. from countries like Haiti and Venezuela. These aliens were “otherwise inadmissible,” but their parole status gave them potential eligibility for certain welfare programs.
By rescinding Subtitle B, Democrats would effectively open the door for some noncitizens — including illegal aliens who were granted parole for at least one year under the Biden administration, like Nicaraguans and Venezuelans — to get free health care by removing the specific eligibility language.
But apparently, such a wishlist is worth Americans having to “suffer,” at least according to Clark.

Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2
 
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Skulnik said:

Top Democrat Says Americans Need To Suffer So Democrats Can Have Political ‘Leverage’​

By: Brianna Lyman
October 22, 2025
3 min read
Democrat Rep. Katherine Clark

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Democrat Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark said that American families are going to have to suffer through the Democrat-led government shutdown so that the party can retain its “leverage.”
“Shutdowns are terrible. And of course there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously, but it is one of the few leverage times we have,” Clark said in a recent interview with Fox News.

Democrats are refusing to sign onto a clean continuing resolution that would keep the government open and at current spending levels through November. Passing the clean continuing resolution would allow for Congress to negotiate any changes to spending during the appropriations period. Notably, Democrats voted for a clean continuing resolution 13 times under the Biden administration.
“This is now the longest full shutdown in American history,” Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday during a press conference. “And yet again, Senate Democrats voted for the 11th time — 12 times overall, when you count House and Senate Democrats — to prolong the pain and keep the government closed.”
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Democrats are “holding the entire federal government hostage,” adding, “We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs.”
But Democrats would rather American families “suffer” in order to add $1.5 trillion in spending (with $500 million going to outlets like NPR and PBS), and reinstate free health care for illegal aliens.
[READ NEXT: Dems Want Medicaid For Millions Of Biden-Era Migrants But Use Sneaky Wordplay To Pretend They Don’t]
Democrats want to rescind Subtitle B in Title VII of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which had narrowed the eligibility of government health care benefits, including Medicare eligibility and premium tax credits, to specific groups: Americans, lawful permanent residents, “certain Cuban and Haitian immigrants,” and Compact of Free Association “migrants lawfully residing in the U.S.”
Notably, the Biden administration paroled 2.8 million aliens into the U.S. from countries like Haiti and Venezuela. These aliens were “otherwise inadmissible,” but their parole status gave them potential eligibility for certain welfare programs.
By rescinding Subtitle B, Democrats would effectively open the door for some noncitizens — including illegal aliens who were granted parole for at least one year under the Biden administration, like Nicaraguans and Venezuelans — to get free health care by removing the specific eligibility language.
But apparently, such a wishlist is worth Americans having to “suffer,” at least according to Clark.

Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2
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