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

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)