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NEW LA GRANGE, TX HOSP. HAS $2 MILLION DEFICIT FOR INDIGENT (ILLEGALS) CARE -- OPENED JUNE 2005
The Lions Club -- La Grange, TX
| 9 February 2006
| Mene Upharsin
Posted on 02/09/2006 6:46:36 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
St. Mark's Hospital, a brand new facility which opened in June of 2005 in La Grange, TX with state-of-the-art facilities, is already running a $2 million deficit due to "indigent care" (read illegal immigrant care). A member of the La Grange Lions Club has told South Texas News correspondent Mene Upharsin that hospital administration officials visited the local La Grange Lions Club and reported that the healthcare facility, which features the latest technological advances in x-ray, sonogram and MRI equipment, has the huge funding disparity due to primarily illegal immigrant care and Medicare changes by the government leading to a huge backlog in unpaid bills.
Patients who have come to the hospital report that a new policy requires that copays be paid before elective services are provided even if the patients are insured. If a copay is not submitted, services are denied even to insured patients. However, indigents who go to the Emergency Room (ER) for service can not be turned away even if the illness is a minor one, like a bad cold or flu. Childbirth and auto wreck incidents also drain the hospitals of revenue when illegals are involved and don't pay. The Federal emlata law requires hospitals to treat ALL emergency room patients whether they can pay or not.
So, while insured, paying customers are turned away for no "copay", illegal immigrants are obtaining essential services at everyone else's expense. Many Americans, even naturalized citizens, are calling for legislation requiring that ALL patients have to pay for services received. Politicians, seeking votes from the masses of poor, are loathe to listen.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: healthcare; illegalimmigration; lagrange; texas
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Pols ignoring legal, voting citizens to pander to non voting criminal invaders.
And some people here think we're NOT in the hands of idiots.
The only other possibility is that we are in the hands of traitors.
Traitors who are idiots.
To: Itzlzha
That was one of the greatest crappy sci fi movies ever.
I've used it to open peoples eyes about liberalism before.
To: Stellar Dendrite
"using healthcare americans wont use?"I'm sure the quislings can spin this one for us.
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posted on
02/10/2006 10:15:38 AM PST
by
Czar
(StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
You want to see an astounding deficient? Check out Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
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posted on
02/10/2006 10:17:18 AM PST
by
devane617
(An Alley-Cat mind is a terrible thing to waste)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
So what happens when we run out of hospitals due to bankruptcy, can we go to Mexico for care?
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Rumors spreadin' 'round, 'bout that Texas town....
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:29:20 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Czar
The quislings will say we can absorb all these and gazillions more!
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:34:11 PM PST
by
monkeywrench
(Deut. 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
So, while insured, paying customers are turned away for no "copay", illegal immigrants are obtaining essential services at everyone else's expenseYeah, but the important thing is, these illegal immigrants are saving us $.05 on a head of lettuce and the Glitteratis are getting their pools cleaned and kids nannyed, cheap!
What could be more worthwhile for this itty bitty sacrifice than that?
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:38:20 PM PST
by
Gritty
(Invoke multicultural "sensitivity" and the wimp state will give you everything you want-Mk Steyn)
To: keithtoo
Just let me know... if 'ya 'wanna go... to that... home-out-on-the-raa-ange
49
posted on
02/10/2006 2:43:17 PM PST
by
johnny7
(“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
To: johnny7
They gotta lotta nice girls.....
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:45:46 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Stellar Dendrite
Many times here #1 and #2 are combined, what we see a lot of near the border is illegal woman appears at hospital in advanced labor to have her anchor baby. Usually she has no medical record, and has had no prenatal care. A total mystery patient for the Dr. to deal with. In the event anything goes wrong; there is a lawyer ready to sue the Dr. and the hospital.
The medical care itself is not the only cost, there are plenty of ambulance chasing lawyers that encourage illegals to sue, sue, sue. It is well known that even a frivolous suit will be settled for some amount of money. Among the illegals lawsuits are known as the American lottery.
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:57:36 PM PST
by
Tammy8
(Build a Real Border Fence, and enforce Immigration Laws!!!)
To: Stellar Dendrite
Many times here #1 and #2 are combined, what we see a lot of near the border is illegal woman appears at hospital in advanced labor to have her anchor baby. Usually she has no medical record, and has had no prenatal care. A total mystery patient for the Dr. to deal with. In the event anything goes wrong; there is a lawyer ready to sue the Dr. and the hospital.
The medical care itself is not the only cost, there are plenty of ambulance chasing lawyers that encourage illegals to sue, sue, sue. It is well known that even a frivolous suit will be settled for some amount of money. Among the illegals lawsuits are known as the American lottery.
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posted on
02/10/2006 2:57:44 PM PST
by
Tammy8
(Build a Real Border Fence, and enforce Immigration Laws!!!)
To: dfwgator
LOL... good tune to crank up!
53
posted on
02/10/2006 2:59:50 PM PST
by
johnny7
(“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
54
posted on
02/10/2006 3:00:35 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(If the USA was the Roman Empire, Islam would have ceased to be a problem on 9/12/2001)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Where will you go? What will you do?
Without our slaves working for you.
I ship them north to work like dogs
Until they learn how the system to rob.
I don't care, I'll get my pay,
They send cash back and I get to play.
A fox in the hen house some might say,
NO, it's Fox in the White House and he's here to Stay.
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posted on
02/10/2006 3:00:47 PM PST
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Mohammedism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
To: Centurion2000
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posted on
02/10/2006 3:15:38 PM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
huge funding disparity due to primarily illegal immigrant care and Medicare changes by the government Article doesn't say how much is due to illegals or regular indigent folks nor to Medicare, so how "big" is the indigent care for illegals?
Hard to comment without the facts.
To: Reaganwuzthebest
Yeah, right. Remember, when Americans were illegal aliens in Mexico we had the seige of the Alamo. Americans were lined up by Santa Anna and shot--Very different from what is now expected of us.
To: AmusedBystander
Article doesn't say how much is due to illegals or regular indigent folks nor to Medicare, so how "big" is the indigent care for illegals? Valid question. An investigative reporter needs to get moving on this one and a lot of other hospitals and find out the facts -- How many millions are being lost due to medical care use by illegals without pay? Great story idea...
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:22:15 PM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
How nice. Not.
Exactly. I must have misplaced my /sarc tags.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:27:24 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(If the USA was the Roman Empire, Islam would have ceased to be a problem on 9/12/2001)
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