Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works
Source: AP
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration.
Critics fear the change could scare people away from hospitals in Texas, even though patients are not required to answer the questions to receive medical care. The mandate is similar to a policy that debuted last year in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is also a frequent critic of the federal government’s handling of illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas hospitals have spent months preparing for the change and have sought to reassure patients that it won’t affect their level of care.
Here’s what to know:
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/texas-immigration-hospital-health-care-abbott-florida-aeee92d7515a18b492c737b3657569ab
Government getting further between you and your doctor.
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it's the usual sentiment of repuke "christians" 
who give (mistakenly 
) an answer indicating that they ARE illegal immigrants, that should effectively gum up his data!