Illegals can go the the ER for free.
Sadly, you are correct. More than a decade ago, my sister worked at a billing firm for one of the largest hospitals in DFW. A billing for a hospital stay for someone with a name that strongly resembled one from south of the border, racked up charges in excess of $250K. His ‘insurance’? ‘Self-pay’. That is billing codespeak for no insurance.