"What do Democrats want in their continuing resolution? They inserted a provision to undo a provision in theOne Big Beautiful Bill that ended taxpayer-funded health care benefits for illegal aliens. Democrats' proposal would require Medicaid to pay more for emergency care for illegal aliens than Medicaid does for American patients who are disabled, elderly, or children, she said, continuing: I'd also like to add, because some were asking dishonest questions yesterday about emergency rooms."
"In Denver, Colorado, the CEO of Denver health stated that 8,000 illegal immigrants made 20,000 visits to the city's health system in 2023, leaving an uncompensated bill totaling over $10 million. So, when an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who is paying for it? The American taxpayer. The main safety net hospital in Denver had to turn away patients due to the massive influx of illegal immigrants into the community."
The Republican continuing resolution is presented as a clean funding measure without partisan or conservative wish-list items. Democrats added a provision to reverse a prior policy that ended taxpayer-funded health care benefits for undocumented immigrants, and to require Medicaid to pay more for emergency care for undocumented immigrants than for American patients such as the disabled, elderly, or children. Reports indicated southern California health systems faced surges of undocumented immigrants in 2023, increasing emergency department wait times. Denver Health reported 8,000 undocumented immigrants made 20,000 visits in 2023, producing over $10 million in uncompensated care and forcing safety-net hospitals to turn away patients.
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