Abbott order will require Texas public hospitals to collect patients’ immigration status
- Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order requiring Texas public hospitals to collect patients’ immigration status to track costs for undocumented migrants' care.
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission will gather this information to enable billing of the federal government.
- Hospitals must begin collecting this data starting November 1, 2024, with quarterly reports starting in March 2025.
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Gov. Abbott issues executive order requiring Texas hospitals to gather data on immigration statuses
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued an executive order mandating that public hospitals in the state gather data on patients' immigration statuses to report to the state government.Order GA 46, issued on Thursday, directs the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to collect information on illegal immigrants who use public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care and report the healthcare costs, so the state can track how much mone…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Issues Executive Order Mandating Hospitals Gather Data on Immigrant Patients › American Greatness
On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) signed an executive order mandating that all hospitals in the state begin gathering information on all patients who […] Source
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas hospitals to report costs of healthcare for illegal aliens
Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order requiring Texas hospitals to track and report the medical costs associated with illegal aliens in the state. The order, announced on August 8, was issued in response to what Abbott described as the financial burden imposed on the state by President Joe Biden’s federal immigration policies and the record-high influx of illegal aliens into Texas over the last few years. In a recent press release, Abbo…
Texas Governor Orders Hospitals to Report Treatment Costs for Illegal Aliens So He Can Bill the Federal Government
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order instructing hospitals to report the treatment costs for illegal aliens so that he can send the bill to the federal government.
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