Fiscal Fallout: WA Allocates $150 Million for Medicaid-Like Healthcare to Illegal Aliens

(The Center Square) – As Washington state grapples with a potential fiscal crisis by 2027, the Legislature this session allocated $150 million to fund a Medicaid-style program offering healthcare to illegal aliens. It's a spending discretion that one lawmaker is criticizing given that the state has chronically undercompensated medical providers of Medicaid patients, while a top ranking legislator argues expanded access to healthcare avoids overwhelming emergency services and facilities. Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_9a847a3b-c526-46dc-bffd-b70dddfbf9c0.html