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Governor Greg Abbott has issued a stark warning that there “will be consequences” for defying his Executive Order requiring hospitals in Texas to ask patients if they are citizens of the United States.
The governor’s order, issued on August 8, requires hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage to ask patients to include the question, “Are you a U.S. citizen?” on patient intake forms.
The purpose of the mandate is to collect billing information on illegal immigrants who use Texas public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care so the state can bill the federal government for those costs.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other left-wing advocacy groups have challenged the legality of the mandate, which took took effect on Nov. 1, and some medical professionals have taken to social media to urge colleagues to defy the measure.
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reportedly released a flyer advising illegal immigrant patients to refuse to answer the question on admission forms.
“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…
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