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It's hardly extraordinary. This has been a major problem for decades, and it's only gotten worse. I'm sorry it disagrees with your politics, but illegal immig
by peepeepoopoo5 3y ago
It's hardly extraordinary. This has been a major problem for decades, and it's only gotten worse. I'm sorry it disagrees with your politics, but illegal immigration is bankrupting hospitals. Here is a previous attempt to shore up some of the financial losses:
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/emergency-health-services-undocumented-aliens https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/emergency-health-se...
- WoahNoun 3y agoThat's an 18 year old article and the OP's PDF shows hospital's closing in Montana, the Dakotas, Idaho, Michigan, etc that aren't near the border.
- peepeepoopoo5 3y agoIf I had posted a recent article you would have said that wasn't evidence of a long term trend. The problem has gotten worse and it's impacting the entire country now. My family members work at hospitals in rural eastern WA, and not only has the local hospital system there already collapsed, but the entire Providence medical system for all of the Pacific Northwest is at risk of going under too. This is a direct result of uninsured migrant workers and medicaid underpayment.