I recall reading more than ten years ago that, even then, a scary number of clinics and hospitals in CA and the SW had to close because they were broke over this.
Yes lots of hospitals have gone bankrupt and closed...
the ER doesn’t charge the illegal alien who gives a phony name then when the hospital or ER try to get reimbursement from the Federal govt they cant because theres no such person and theres no SSN...
consider how many times this must happen for the hospital to go underwater...due to illegal aliens gaming the system...
An American citizen must prove who he or she is before they get any treatment but an illegal alien can just show any old “document” and they get treated...