Immigrant rights advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health care plans Friday, April 26, 2024 Noncitizen health care cost estimates have continued to decline As of April 9, HFS projects the program to cost $697 million in fiscal year 2024. In March, approximately 450 individuals are likely to be moved to Medicaid because they are legal permanent residents of at least five years. The state also began transitioning enrollees from fee-for-service plans to Medicaid managed care.