Title: Illegal Immigrants Add to US Healthcare Costs | Newsmax.com
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The Cost of Permanent Patients
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Content: She stayed at La Grange for two years, costing the hospital $1.4 million. A skilled nursing facility would have been a fraction of the cost, but they were prohibited from transferring her because she couldn't pay for care and had no insurance. Once a patient is in stable condition, the hospital is technically not required to continue care. However, some desperate hospitals have turned to "medical repatriations" — a term used when a hospital deports an injured or sick immigrant to a different medical facility in their home country without their consent. A report reveals that over the past six years, several organizations have registered over 800 cases of attempted or achieved medical repatriations. This, despite the fact that according to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, hospitals are required to screen and treat all patients for emergency care regardless of their health insurance coverage or immigration status. Smart Money: Benefit from Market Gains Not Losses
In one recent case that received extensive press, a Colorado medical facility that had been treating two illegal Mexican immigrants for some time without any compensation or a timeframe for discharge, flew them back to Mexico. We talk about an immigration policy where people can become permanent legal residents, but instead find ourselves dealing with illegal permanent patients. This is a sad little secret in our overall immigration and healthcare discussion that gets little attention and is costing us dearly.