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01-08-2008, 04:37 PM #1
County Won't Pay For Illegals' Health Care
County Won't Pay For Illegals' Health Care
By ROY MAYNARD
January 08, 2008
Smith County commissioners say they want to ensure their limited funds for indigent health care are spent on legal residents.
In the regular Commissioners Court meeting Monday, Commissioner JoAnn Fleming said she was concerned when she read a recent report the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston may stop offering cancer care to indigent, undocumented immigrants because of dwindling resources.
Smith County, which spent close to $670,000 to treat 162 indigent patients during the last fiscal year, also faces budget constraints. That's why the county must be sure its resources are used wisely, Mrs. Fleming said.
"I was under the impression this had been resolved years ago, when the requirements were revamped," she said.
Under state regulations, counties don't have to ask about citizenship. But counties can do so if they choose.
"Smith County is stricter than the state," noted County Auditor Ann Wilson. "The state has no requirement for (checking) legal status."
Other commissioners say they believe the county is asking about citizenship.
"I know of one woman who provided a false Social Security number and false documents, and she was prosecuted," said County Judge Joel Baker.
But the court is willing to look into the matter further, just to be sure.
"We can talk with the Indigent Care office and make sure this is being done," said Commissioner JoAnn Hampton. We can have them here next week."
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01-08-2008, 05:21 PM #2
good thing
that's a GOOD thing on the part of the county
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01-08-2008, 06:08 PM #3
And hopefully other county officials, elsewhere, will wake up before they are flat broke.
"Men of low degree are vanity, Men of high degree are a lie. " David
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01-08-2008, 06:29 PM #4
Cancer treatments are not emergency medical care. These folks can go home and burden their own government for their treatments.
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01-08-2008, 06:34 PM #5
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You know, if I had cancer they'd tell me to "Go home and die" because I have no health insurance. Being a white male there is NOTHING out there to help me should I find myself in that situation. I can pay taxes 'til I'm blue in the face and I'll STILL not be eligible for any kind of assistance.
Crap like this makes my blood boil!
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01-08-2008, 09:22 PM #6
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You know, if I had cancer they'd tell me to "Go home and die" because I have no health insurance. Being a white male there is NOTHING out there to help me should I find myself in that situation. I can pay taxes 'til I'm blue in the face and I'll STILL not be eligible for any kind of assistance.
But look on the brightside: I think doctors really enjoy operating on people!! And twice in my life I have had serious spinal injuries (i.e. broken vertebrae) and no insurance!! First time, the Catholics took me in; the second time, the Lutherans did. God Bless 'em!"Men of low degree are vanity, Men of high degree are a lie. " David
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01-08-2008, 09:37 PM #7
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01-08-2008, 10:31 PM #8
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