California taxpayers could soon pay for the health insurance of 90,000 undocumented immigrants.
Democrats in the state Legislature agreed Sunday to a budget offering Medicaid benefits to low-income adults.
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State officials estimate the program will cost $98 million.
To pay for part of it, the state will begin taxing people who don't have health insurance.
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The budget still needs to be approved by the full Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.