Thread: Texas Hospitals Struggling to Pay for Care Given to Illegal

NEWS & VIEWS>>>!!!

Is Texas just discovering what we in California have been suffering for years?
What a concept!!!! Running out of money by providing FREE services .... WOW!!!

NBC reported last week on two Texas hospitals that are struggling to pay
for care given to illegal aliens. At Parkland Memorial Hospital in
Dallas, tens of thousands of illegal aliens receive taxpayer-subsidized
care. The hospital states that the type of care most frequently provided
is to expectant mothers, of whom approximately 70% are illegal aliens.
According to the president of Parkland Memorial Hospital, caring for
these illegal aliens costs the hospital millions of dollars each year.
Other hospitals have similarly struggled to pay for care given to
illegal aliens. This is in part because federal law mandates that
emergency health care is provided to needy individuals, regardless of
their status. Some hospitals, however, are trying to make ends meet
where possible. At John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas,
administrators have begun requiring proof of legal status before
providing individuals with non-emergency treatment. "In some cases, you
can't afford 100 percent subsidized care to everyone that walks in,"
said Robert Earley with John Peter Smith Hospital.

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Oh no--we're having none of the problems that CA is having. Tamar Jacoby said so. So did the clown at the CATO Institute. And the guy from Reason Magazine.

Oh man would I love to get Tamar Jacoby out of her limousine and into Parkland Hospital for a couple of hours.

BobC,

Oh man would I love to get Tamar Jacoby out of her limousine and into Parkland Hospital for a couple of hours.

Have her sit in the walk in ER check in area for a couple of hours and have her do a count as to how many walk in's are illegal and have no insurance. This should give her a light bulb moment.