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Court: N.C. must broaden its Medicaid coverage for illegal immigrants
Greensboro News and Record ^

Posted on 01/07/2004 4:49:45 AM PST by AppyPappy

Court: N.C. must broaden its Medicaid coverage for illegal immigrants

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina must broaden its Medicaid coverage for illegal immigrants to allow for longer-term treatment of serious health problems, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

The ruling could expand the kinds of medical treatment that illegal immigrants receive under the Medicaid program. For hospitals that are already treating illegal immigrants, the decision could also mean more Medicaid reimbursements.

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TOPICS: Government; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aliens; biggovernment; borderpatrol; bushturnssocialist; cradletograve; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; illegalmexicans; immigrantlist; invasion; nccourtrulings; ncmedicaid; ncpolitics; northcarolina; oldnorthstate; oligarchy; plunder; plunderamericans; theft; thenannystate; thewelfarestate; welfarestate
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Geez....
1 posted on 01/07/2004 4:49:46 AM PST by AppyPappy
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To: AppyPappy
More hospital closings in North Carolina. Film at 11.
2 posted on 01/07/2004 4:50:38 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: AppyPappy
There goes my boiling blood again. I'm starting to wish these appelate judges slow painful deaths.
3 posted on 01/07/2004 4:55:19 AM PST by x1stcav ( HOOAHH!)
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To: x1stcav
They're getting free care? Nothing to see here and its time to move on... ;-)
4 posted on 01/07/2004 4:56:09 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: gubamyster
ping
5 posted on 01/07/2004 4:56:10 AM PST by Klickitat
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To: AppyPappy
Dont worry, this problem will go away once Bush declares illegals legal.
6 posted on 01/07/2004 4:58:41 AM PST by dagnabbit (Suport Amnesty 2007 ! For illegals arriving after Bush's 04 amnesty. It's never too early to care.)
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To: dagnabbit
Yeah welfare for newly minted U.S citizens. <sarcasm
7 posted on 01/07/2004 4:59:56 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: dagnabbit
Great tag line!! I guess Jeb and his Mexican wife will be in charge of the follow-up amnesty.
8 posted on 01/07/2004 5:11:01 AM PST by Pa' fuera
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To: AppyPappy; billbears; Constitution Day
NC Freebie ping
9 posted on 01/07/2004 5:14:12 AM PST by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: goldstategop
Yeah, what a thing to wake up to in NC.
10 posted on 01/07/2004 5:15:30 AM PST by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: AppyPappy
We should all renounce our citizenship, move out of the country, then sneak back in illegally. We would be better off (if having the government take care of you is your goal.)
11 posted on 01/07/2004 5:17:14 AM PST by spodefly (This is my tagline. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: AppyPappy
bump
12 posted on 01/07/2004 5:20:37 AM PST by RippleFire
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To: spodefly
I see today is getting off to a good start. W should be ashamed of himself.
13 posted on 01/07/2004 5:23:27 AM PST by chris1
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To: azhenfud; *Old_North_State; **North_Carolina; Constitution Day; mykdsmom; 100%FEDUP; ...
Complete ruling

NC Ping*



Luna v. Division of Soc. Serv.

On 26 December 1999, petitioner Benito Luna, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, arrived at the emergency room at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina, complaining of weakness and numbness in the lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and bladder hesitancy. He was admitted to the hospital that same dayfor x-rays and an MRI of his thoracic spine. The MRI revealed an intramedullary spinal cord tumor at the T6 level, and doctors originally diagnosed petitioner as having “medullary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,” and later clarified the diagnosis as “thoracic myelopathy with monoplegia in the lower limb and a malignant spinal cord neoplasm.” On 28 December 1999, Luna underwent a thoracic laminectomy and resection of the spinal cord tumor.

After the surgery, the petitioner was gradually mobilized and, on 3 January 2000, the hospital transferred him to its rehabilitation unit for a comprehensive rehabilitation program. At the time of petitioner's transfer, 3 January 2000, his diagnosis was the same as in December. During petitioner's ten-day period in the rehabilitation service, the consulting oncologist noted that he had no signs of other disease, but believed that he had a primary central nervous system lymphoma. The pathology report confirmed this diagnosis. The doctor recommended “immediate” treatment to include high doses of chemotherapy.

On 14 January 2000, the rehabilitation service administered a Port-A-Cath to prepare petitioner for chemotherapy, and then transferred him to the hospital's oncology unit for intravenous chemotherapy. The oncology service then administered the treatment from 14 January through 24 January 2000, when petitioner was released to go home. Because the chemotherapy agent used in the course of petitioner's treatment was highly toxic at the doses used, it had to be administered on an inpatient basis. After 24 January 2000, petitioner was readmitted to the hospital for theremaining doses of the chemotherapy treatment plan.

Complete ruling
14 posted on 01/07/2004 5:29:45 AM PST by TaxRelief
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To: chris1
Exactly **HOW** is this President Bush's fault?
15 posted on 01/07/2004 5:32:04 AM PST by TaxRelief
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To: azhenfud
I don't live in NC anymore but this would make my blood boil as well. I am really irritated at Dubya right now with this blanket amnesty for the illegals here. When are these politicians on both sides of the aisle going to stop pandering to each ethnic group. Treat criminals like criminals!
16 posted on 01/07/2004 5:33:48 AM PST by MizzouTigerRepublican (82nd ABN Gulf war vet)
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To: azhenfud
ARGH!!! What a pantload!!
17 posted on 01/07/2004 5:43:31 AM PST by Constitution Day (Iraqi blogger to President Bush: "The bones in the mass graves salute you, Avenger of the Bones.")
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To: TaxRelief
He has set the tone and given these judges sufficient confidence to render any crazy opinion without fear of reveral or backlash.
18 posted on 01/07/2004 5:44:45 AM PST by chris1
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To: TaxRelief
"ILLEGAL" alien...
19 posted on 01/07/2004 5:47:52 AM PST by cynicom
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To: AppyPappy
They should only receive enough emergency medical care to safely deport them to their home country. All medical costs should be paid by their home country.
20 posted on 01/07/2004 5:48:38 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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