The government will pay an illegal $75,000 a year for dialysis?
Should be changed to “taxpayers are forced to pay $75,000 a year for dialysis for Mexican citizens, while American citizens _____ fill in the blank.
Are turned away... Die in the street... are not treated at all in Mexico...
You get what you vote for, and we deserve this in spades.
We should have treaties with other nations that send us their citizens: we’ll provide compassionate medical care for your citizens, but you’ll get the bill.
If you want them to go home for treatment, fine, we’ll load them on a plane, but don’t expect us to let them back in; we’re locking the door behind them.
leave it to the US taxpayers...
You make a good point, assuming they are Roman Catholic (as I am). One collection in the NYC Diocese could probably make a big collection, but any of the larger religious organizations could handle this. More importantly, why doesn’t his government foot the bill?
I guess they have to pay dialysis if his health deteriorates enough and walks into an emergency room.
"But at one hospital, administrators apparently overruled surgeons willing to waive their fees."
First, we don't know if he's Catholic. (Less than 25% of the Mexican illegals are members of Catholic parishes.) Although Catholic hospitals do provide services regardless of religous affiliation.
Seond, we don't know if he's asked a Catholic hospital.
Third, we don't know (as above) whether Catholic surgeons have offered to waive payment, but all Cathoilic hspitals offer quite a bit of free lifesaving care to the indigent. Nor do we know what the dollar limit is (there must be some limit.)
There are hospitals in Mexico which would do it at less than half the cost of surgery here in the U.S. I will pray that he goes to Mexico and they can save his life.
"But at one hospital, administrators apparently overruled surgeons willing to waive their fees."
First, we don't know if he's Catholic. (Less than 25% of the Mexican illegals are members of Catholic parishes.) Although Catholic hospitals do provide services regardless of religous affiliation.
Seond, we don't know if he's asked a Catholic hospital.
Third, we don't know (as above) whether Catholic surgeons have offered to waive payment, but all Cathoilic hspitals offer quite a bit of free lifesaving care to the indigent. Nor do we know what the dollar limit is (there must be some limit.)
There are hospitals in Mexico which would do it at less than half the cost of surgery here in the U.S. I will pray that he goes to Mexico and they can save his life.
WE will be getting an avalance of these sob stories leading up to the election in order to get the female vote for zero.
“Personally, I’m troubled by it,” said Dr. Sander Florman, who directs the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai. “We’re looking at human beings.”
Since we have two wealthy doctors for whom cost and status are of no concern, why don't they just pay for these things. Two hundred grand doesn't seem out of line for huan beings. They can split the cost.
Why can’t Mexico pay for the care of its citizens?
I wonder how much it costs taxpayers a year for the drugs and testing he will have to have for the rest of his life?
An illegal alien who worked at a restaurant for 10 years ...?
How about bill the restaurant for the operation for the criminal act of employing the illegal? Or send the bill to Bloomie, mayor of Sanctuary City?
Why does this CRIMINAL get anything while some of our military heroes in need of medical and mental heath care are forced to live on the streets?
Let me get this straight:
We should feel guilty because we do not give an expensive operation to one who should not be in this country;
BUT his native land - the country where he should legally reside - has no responsibility to help him whatsoever?