[ohioWfan]

Going to address Step One.....

Is there any way the medical services, freebee healthcare at the expense of the rest of us can be ended?

Is there something practical WE can do, or say?

(Don't know...........just asking).

My husband is in hospital administration. I know how serious a problem this is.

[Lurker]

Like I said, immediate emergency life saving care is an exception. But it shouldn't be too difficult to ascertain who's a lawful resident and who isn't in about 15 minutes.

Do they have a SS card?

Do they have a Green Card?

Can they produce a birth certificate?

Do they have a valid DL?

Prospective employees have to satisfy the requirements of an I-9 form, why not folks who are demanding thousands and thousands of dollars of medical care?

If they can't produce any of the above documents, then throw a call into the BP and have them rounded up as soon as they're healthy enough to transport.

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[SnarlinCubBear]

I support whatever measures we can take at the border to stop the flow. Then we can discuss what to do with the people who are already here

I agree with this too. I think if they are here and allowed to be here by the non-enforcement of our laws, we have a moral obligation not to turn them away when they are ill. Try sitting in a crowded ER, with very ill folks, and try to sort out the "are you legal" issue. Would break my heart. This problem will subside once the flow is curtailed, and remedies put in place.

[SuzyQue]

Is there any way the medical services, freebee healthcare at the expense of the rest of us can be ended?

Yes, it means that the hospitals have to triage and send people who are not in need of emergency medical care to for-pay minor emergency clinics. That is done in some ER's. But, I suspect that those who run ER's frequently would rather treat the more minor stuff than run the risk of being sued if something goes wrong (or sued even if it doesn't).