Illegals Cost California Hospitals $1.25 Billion Annually
Illegals Cost California Hospitals $1.25 Billion Annually
Written by R. Cort Kirkwood
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 14:47
California hospitals provide about $1.25 billion annually in uncompensated care for illegal aliens, a new report from the California Hospital Association says, with $26 million in Ventura County alone. That grim news appears in the Ventura County Star.
The cost of providing health care to border jumpers is a growing concern in the medical profession and among taxpayers and immigration patriots. And given that not just illegal adults but their many offspring demand free medical care, the burden isn’t getting smaller.
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Americans nationwide coughed up nearly $11 billion in 2010 to provide medical care for illegal aliens and their children.
The Data
According to the Star, “eight general care hospitals in Ventura County charge a total of more than $260 million a year on care for uninsured or under-insured patients that isn’t compensated, according to data provided by hospital officials.â€
