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Abbott’s executive order will go into effect Nov. 1, with hospitals expected to report all data to the Health and Human Services Commission by March 1, 2025. From then on, the information must be reported to the commission on a quarterly basis.I issued an Executive Order directing HHSC to collect & report healthcare costs for illegal immigrants.Previously, hospitals did not ask patients about their legal status in the United States.
“Due to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ open border policies, Texas has had to foot the bill for medical costs for individuals illegally in the state,” Abbott said in a statement Thursday. “Texans should not have to shoulder the burden of financially supporting medical care for illegal immigrants.”
Under the Biden-Harris administration, more than 11 million people have illegally crossed the southern border. To deal with the crisis, Abbott has bussed and flown migrants to “sanctuary cities” such as New York City and Chicago, which have quickly become overwhelmed with the rising numbers and costs associated with caring for the migrants.
It’s uncertain how much it is costing Texas hospitals to care for illegal immigrants, but a report from Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2021 estimated $579 million and $717 million each year for public hospital districts to provide uncompensated care for illegal immigrants.While Texas is pushing to hold the Biden administration accountable for the migrant crisis, California passed legislation that only balloons the state’s burden of cost to care for migrants.
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