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Ro Khanna explains “the sticking point” of the government shutdown: Emergency Medicaid for Illegals

October 02, 2025 / 01:09

This episode discusses tax credits, health care subsidies, and emergency Medicaid for undocumented individuals. The conversation centers on the financial implications of providing care to undocumented people and the actual numbers involved.

The guest argues that 90% of health care funding does not go to undocumented individuals, emphasizing that only a small portion is affected. They clarify that emergency Medicaid ensures care for those who show up at hospitals, regardless of their immigration status.

Further, the guest highlights that while some funding may support undocumented individuals in emergencies, it does not represent a significant part of the overall budget. They stress the importance of focusing on the larger financial issues rather than cultural arguments.

TLDR

The episode discusses the financial impact of health care for undocumented individuals and clarifies misconceptions about emergency Medicaid funding.

Episode

1:09

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You're on the verge of a shutdown, bro. The argument on the other side Yeah. says that the tax credits and the health

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care subsidies will largely go to folks that are here illegally. Can you confirm

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or debunk that? First of all, it's a it's a very small portion of people that we're talking

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about. So 90% is not anything to do with those who are undocumented. That's just

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the math, right? I mean, so we can argue about the 10%, but we have in this country something called emergency

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Medicaid. What does that mean? If you're undocumented and you show up to the hospital, we will take care of you. I

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believe that is correct. I don't think if you're undocumented and you show up to a hospital that you should be denied

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care. Well, who pays for that? We have an emergency Medicaid program. And I guess if you mean that when you fund

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Medicaid, when you fund the Affordable Care Act that you're saying you're funding some of it for undocumented

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people who are showing up in emergency situations, then yeah, you're funding that. My view of it is that let's be

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honest that that's not where the big money and the budgets are. You're talking about a small group of folks.

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You can argue the cultural point about it, but don't make that the numbers

Episode Highlights

Emergency Medicaid Explained
Emergency Medicaid ensures care for undocumented individuals in hospitals, regardless of their status.
“If you're undocumented and you show up to the hospital, we will take care of you.”
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October 02, 2025

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Key Moments

Tax Credit Debate00:04
Emergency Medicaid Discussion00:28