Generally speaking, those parents wouldn’t have the work history to qualify for ...

alwa · 2025-09-20T19:05:36 1758395136

And the sponsoring immigrant would be responsible for the bill.

dfadsadsf · 2025-09-20T20:27:11 1758400031

Technically yes but practically no. I did research - there were a few court cases in 60ies but after that gov gave up on trying to recover money.

someperson · 2025-09-20T19:16:56 1758395816

Many Medicaid rules around minimum residency and work history are being (insanely) relaxed/removed. At least in California.

Based on my reading of the law, you can overstay a tourist visa and receive Medicaid coverage in California relatively quickly.

(But that's a different discussion)