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Calif. Gov. Newsom proposes health care mandate, Medi-Cal expansion to more immigrants without legal status

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newson announced sweeping proposals to tackle the state's health care needs shortly after taking office on Monday, outlining a dramatic Medi-Cal expansion that would cover young undocumented adults, a requirement that all consumers in the state carry health insurance and increased subsidies for middle-class families to help those who need it.

The Day 1 announcement was as much a rebuke to the Trump administration as it was an attempt by Newsom to make good on his campaign promise to fix

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