Yes, Medicaid covers undocumented immigrants when they show up at the ER.

[Swede]

Yes, Medicaid covers undocumented immigrants when they show up at the ER. Cry harder. And here’s the part you conveniently ignore: there are way more uninsured American citizens and legal residents in that same ER than the “illegals” you’ve been trained to foam at the mouth about.

Hospitals are legally required to treat every warm body that drags itself through the sliding doors, whether they have papers, insurance, or a pulse hanging by a damn thread.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1R1Uj9XReP/

[surfered]

1. Just like they do for Americans traveling in Europe.

[xmas74]

3. It also covers undocumented pregnant women.

The reason for it is because once that baby is born it will be an American citizen through birthright. It deserves the best shot at a good beginning and to receive the benefits it is entitled to as a citizen.

Personally, I think all women deserve it during pregnancy no matter income or citizen status. I also think all babies should be enrolled automatically at birth but that's just me.

[Klarkashton]

4. My guess is that maga counts every single HR visit cost

As due to an "illegal".

[J_William_Ryan]

5. "Less than 1% of Total Medicaid Spending Goes to Emergency Care for Noncitizen Immigrants"

https://www.kff.org/quick-take/less-than-1-of-total-medicaid-spending-goes-to-emergency-care-for-noncitizen-immigrants/

[CrispyQ]

6. Also, the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) was passed in 1986 during Reagan's administration.

Funny how we never hear them speak of Reagan anymore when he used to be God.

[applegrove]

7. So someone arrives in the ER alone and unconscious.

What to do.... what to do.... you don't know if they are legal or not.