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Texas hospitals were hit with more than $1 billion in health care costs racked up by illegal immigrants during fiscal year 2025, the first year the state began tracking the figures., shows hospitals logged 313,742 visits linked to individuals not legally present, with total costs reaching $1.
05 billion by the end of the fiscal year. Texas’ fiscal year runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, but hospitals were only required to begin reporting in November. Based on the reported data, costs averaged about $105 million per month, meaning the true annual total could be significantly higher. in August 2024 that mandated the agency track the number of “individuals not lawfully present” in the U.S. who use Texas public hospitals. Abbott’s executive order directed Texas hospitals to provide HHSC with quarterly breakdowns on patients not lawfully present in the U.S., including the number of inpatient discharges, emergency department visits and the cost of care provided to these patients.Texas, a border state, reported some of the highest crossing numbers ever recorded under the Biden administration, putting immense pressure on its health care system, Andrew Mahaleris, Abbott’s press secretary, told Fox News Digital previously. The largest share of expenses came from inpatient discharges for non-Medicaid and non-CHIP patients, totaling $565.4 million across 40,947 discharges, according to the report. CHIP is the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a federal-state program that provides low-cost health coverage for children in families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. More than 300,000 visits were recorded as the data was received under an executive order signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.Emergency department visits for non-Medicaid and non-CHIP patients added another $205.5 million in costs, according to the report. Patients enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP accounted for significant costs as well, including $255.3 million tied to inpatient discharges and $24.3 million in emergency department visits. For fiscal year 2025, hospitals were initially required to submit data only for November 2024, when they reported 30,743 visits costing more than $102 million, according to the state.From December 2024 through February 2025, hospitals reported 149,619 visits totaling $330.8 million. Teen jumped off Brooklyn Bridge after years of missteps by incompetent NYC child-welfare officials: suitHow to watch postponed ‘Love Island All Stars’ premiere in the US: Time, cast
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