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Millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services could lose eligibility under a proposal requiring recipients to prove their assets total less than $2,000.

In-Home Supportive Services provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind and disabled people as an alternative to out-of-home care.

Newsom has proposed tackling the rising costs of the programs by reintroducing what is called the “asset test” to limit eligibility for the Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services programs.

For decades, low-income seniors and those with disabilities had to pass the “asset test” to be eligible for Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services programs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget plan walks back his promise to provide free healthcare to undocumented immigrants, caps overtime for in-home support service workers and reduces Medi-Cal benefits for Californians.