The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pointing to new data from the state of California that shows the cost of taxpayer-funded ambulance transport potentially rising by 383%.
The Trump administration is using the shocking statistic to further blast Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing healthcare services through state-funded Medi-Cal and federally funded Medicaid to illegal immigrants.
DHS and the White House have both been critical of illegal migrants receiving healthcare benefits, mainly through emergency services. The topic served as the center of discourse that contributed to the recent government shutdown.
