Thread: Money for Illegals' Care Runs Out

Money for Illegals' Care Runs Out
March 17th, 2008 @ 3:20pm
by Pamela Hughes/KTAR

Federal money set aside to reimburse hospitals for the care of illegal immigrants is going to run out at the end of this year.

For the past four years the federal government has set aside $250 million a year to reimburse border hospitals for the care of illegal immigrants.

An Arizona Republic article this morning told of an illegal immigrant involved in a motorcycle accident who had three surgeries for her injuries and then was sent back to Mexico to recover.

"Indeed we spend millions upon millions each year, for care for these patients," said Dr. Michael Christopher is the chief of staff at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Christopher would like to see the federal program continued past this year.

"We understand that the realities of the current fiscal situation in this country and we're not terribly hopeful," Christopher said.

Christopher said in reality hospitals weren't getting much money from the feds to help cover those care costs.

"What it amounted to was literally pennies on the dollar," Christopher said.

But every little bit helps.

"There's hospitals throughout the country that have closed as a result of being fiscally insolvent from the outflow of care that's been demanded upon them," Christopher said.

Christopher said this is a federal problem that is unfortunately being forced on the backs of states and hospitals to figure out.

An Arizona Republic article this morning told of an illegal immigrant involved in a motorcycle accident who had three surgeries for her injuries and then was sent back to Mexico to recover.

http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=765971

Not to worry, La Raza to the rescue! They've got tons of money!

So do Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Clinton, McCain, Bush, Mecha, LULAC, Voz, Slim Coleman. They can chip in to take care of their beloved IA's.

Well hopefully with illegals reportedly moving out of AZ hospitals won't be losing much to illegal aliens. For what they do still lose they should send a bill to the Ford Foundation and AZ Chamber of Commerce!

The Walmart mentality by our government with OUR tax dollars .

Originally Posted by Bowman

Well hopefully with illegals reportedly moving out of AZ hospitals won't be losing much to illegal aliens

Originally Posted by Bowman

. For what they do still lose they should send a bill to the Ford Foundation and AZ Chamber of Commerce!

Unfortunately Bowman, there is still the problem of them coming back in just to get free medical.

That's one of the reasons the border area hospitals are being crushed much worse than they were before.

Build the fence.

Tax money remittances to foreign countries.

Money for Illegals' Care Runs Out
by Pamela Hughes/KTAR

Federal money set aside to reimburse hospitals for the care of illegal immigrants is going to run out at the end of this year.

For the past four years the federal government has set aside $250 million a year to reimburse border hospitals for the care of illegal immigrants.

GOOD!! That's what we need to happen. Then the jerks will really feel the pinch and get on our crusade with us. I didn't even know that was happening??? No wonder those people aren't marching in the streets.

California gets it too? Geeze.........

For the past four years the federal government has set aside $250 million a year to reimburse border hospitals for the care of illegal immigrants.

I say we put the $250 million aside to DEPORT THE ILLEGAL ALIENS.

What I don't understand is why Americans who need expensive transplants are allowed to die if they can't afford it, but illegal aliens can apparently get multiple surgeries?

That's true.

There's a family here in central NC doing fund raisers for a needed transplant.