Our friend Paul Winfree at EPIC reports that California is expecting to take in almost $120 billion in federal Medicaid funds in the coming fiscal year – a gift from Uncle Sam. That’s up 23% over two years.

This staggering number is hard to believe, but it’s right in Newsom’s budget:

California will receive more in federal Medicaid funding next year than Florida’s entire state budget – and just the increase they want is more than Nevada’s entire state budget.

And here’s the kicker, from Winfree again: California openly brags about using a provider tax scam to avoid paying what is supposed to be the state share: