[Ann Archy]

WHY?? Because allthe ILLEGALS that have no insurance uses them for EVERYTHING and they are NEVER asked to pay a CENT!!!

[rainee]

Agreed..my husband is going in for outpatient plastic surgery on Monday to remove 4 skin cancer lesions..he’s had skin cancer before but last time a dermatologist removed & insurance covered but this time since plastic surgery involved, $1200 out of pocket. Using plastic surgeon this time because 2 are located on his face.We confirmed that they’re billing as medical rather than cosmetic & they basically said it’s the insurance on why cost is so high..

[Pharmboy]

Yes...definitely part of the problem. The solution that hospitals use is called “cost shifting,” and that is one reason for the high costs to insurers and the public. Otherwise, hospitals would have to close their doors.

[hedgetrimmer]

It used to be illegals were the reason but now, illegals and insurance companies never want to pay, so the billing is adjusted accordingly to force the uninsured citizen using hospital services to pay the bulk of expenses.

[dragnet2]

WHY?? Because allthe ILLEGALS that have no insurance uses them for EVERYTHING and they are NEVER asked to pay a CENT!!!

Parkland Hospital in Dallas #1 in the nation for illegal immigrant births

Parkland handled 11,071 births last year to women who could not provide proof of U.S. citizenship - or 74 percent of the total 14,872 births at the hospital. Most of these women are believed to be in the country illegally.

It was the busiest hospital in the state for such births.

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Just think, that's over 1,000 illegal alien births, EVERY MONTH, at just one single hospital in Texas.

And Texas is a red state?