Dallas Hospitals Must Request Immigration Status After Abbott Order
State hospitals will soon be required to track and report the immigration statuses of their patients thanks to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order. In a news release, Abbott stated that beginning Nov. 1, public hospitals will be required to track the cost of healthcare incurred by illegal immigrants seeking treatment so that the state can be reimbursed by the federal government. The mandate conflicts with the Texas Department of Health and Human Services’ previous protocol of not asking patients about their immigration status…
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