Why don't we spend the $4.2 million to get rid of the ILLEGAL aliens?
LOL! Health care for under $43 per person per year.
I suspect some of the frequent illegal alien apologists here at FR might have been on this commission.
Another blatant attempt the hide the truth with lies.
"If they have all this money and don't use it on care for illegal immigrants or the working poor, will the public ask them to cut taxes?" asked Patricia Gaffney, a member of the group. "We don't think it would cost very much to extend care to illegal immigrants and those who barely do not qualify for charity care."
Because citizens/taxpayers of the U.S. should NOT have to spend one thin dime on healthcare for Mexico's citizens!
She should have asked me if she wanted a straight answer.
But this is baloney. I don't believe it for a second:
"...uninsured, low-income and illegal immigrant populations do not overuse emergency departments for primary care. Instead, the study shows that those with insurance or the ability to pay for more costly emergency care are responsible for crowding emergency rooms because treatment is often more convenient than waiting to see a primary care physician..."
ping
A million here a million there. Soon we'll be talking real money.
"The illegal immigrant population is much younger, and they have fewer health problems," said Jose Aguilar, a member of the group. "We don't think extending care to this population would be a burden on JPS."
They're not going to get any younger and they'll have six kids each.
The advocacy group's reports cites a similar study published in the January/February 2001 issue of Health Affairs, in which it was found that about 4.4 percent of illegal immigrants use emergency rooms compared with 5.8 percent of citizens.
Remember, all their "anchor babies" are counted as citizens.