Texas governor threatens to pull children’s hospital funding over doctor’s viral post
Texas governor threatens to pull children’s hospital funding over doctor’s viral post
Texas hospitals that take Medicaid must ask patients if they’re US citizens
These people are disgusting. Good job, Texas. You have some of the most despicable people elected in this country.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened a children’s hospital with “consequences” after a doctor posted a viral TikTok telling patients they’re not legally obligated to tell a hospital their citizenship status.
Greg Abbott is a little piss baby.
You know, if you're gonna shut down hospitals because a doctor disagreed with you, you might, miiiight just be a fascist.
They are. We know it. They know it. They embrace it. We still act like it is an insult or we are exposing some secret.......ffs
This has to be the depths of depravity, to smugly threaten critical funding for a children’s hospital because some individual doctors (correctly) point out that the state’s immigration question is non binding.
He’d rather hurt everyone’s kids if it means he can’t hurt the brown kids more. Maybe that tree should have fallen a little closer to his head and we’d all be spared this reality
Maybe?
What a great way to ensure your state has a critical shortage of doctors. Already happening for women health care departments.
Can't wait to see how the next four years and beyond work out. I'm sure it'll be great.
Think of the children!
Not enough of them are dying!
“Hey Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine this doctor is putting your Medicaid & Medicare funding at risk,” Abbott wrote on X, sharing a link to an Express-News article that reports on Pastor’s video.
No, Abbot. YOU and the Cheeto-elect are putting their funding at risk. You are absolute garbage human beings.
Just like Jesus would have done when it comes to helping children.
Fucking shitty Republican Christians.
Abbott is garbage on wheels and I sure hope he tries to mess with Children's. It would be some of the worst publicity possible.
some of the worst publicity possible.
Won’t matter. He’s not gonna get primaried except by someone more extreme, and he’s not going to lose to a Dem, so he’s untouchable.
“You do not have to answer the citizenship question if you don’t want to. Your answer will not affect your care — you will not be turned away,” the flyer states. “You have a right to life-saving care, regardless of citizenship or immigration status.”
Freedom of Speech is only for speech the government likes.
"We're for sMaLl GoVeRnMeNt!"
--lying GOP clowns
Genuinely evil and i don't see how they don't see how evil they are.
Someone should put this fucker on a steep hill with a cliff at the bottom
That sounds survivable, though, I imagine the hospital bills won't be.
We can add spikes, or maybe hit him with an ATGM on the way down
On brand.
So happy I got out of that state. I couldn't stand the idea of my tax dollars funding this fuckhead's administration.
Cancel culture
The tree should have finished the job
This is about Medicaid government aid paying for non-citizen care
If I were receiving medical care in Canada as a non-citizen, would their government health care pay for it, or would I be given a bill?
Bad example.
They aren't asking them for the sake of Medicaid.
This is any person, even single-payer patients (ones paying for themselves), because a state law tying a facility receiving federal funding to a requirement to ask nationality.
Please, read the article next time.
In BC it depends on your status. Asylum seekers can apply after a waiting period. Tourists should get a private insurance plan, or you'll have to pay for it at whatever the BC Medical rates are, which should be pretty reasonable compared to US rates. Permanent Residents would probably already be covered.