Texas hospitals that take Medicaid must ask patients if they’re US citizens
  • Drusas@fedia.io
    108·
    22 days ago

    These people are disgusting. Good job, Texas. You have some of the most despicable people elected in this country.

    • Flocklesscrow@lemm.eeEnglish
      121·
      21 days ago

      Texas has been GOP governed for 28 years; this is absolutely what they want.

      Companies headquartered in Texas should be boycotted.

  • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
    89·
    22 days ago

    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.

  • Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee
    58·
    21 days ago

    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

    • Freefall@lemmy.world
      29·
      21 days ago

      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

  • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
    55·
    22 days ago

    What a great way to ensure your state has a critical shortage of doctors. Already happening for women health care departments.

  • Ele7en7@lemmy.world
    44·
    22 days ago

    Can’t wait to see how the next four years and beyond work out. I’m sure it’ll be great.

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    37·
    21 days ago

    “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.

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
    34·
    22 days ago

    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.

    • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      21 days ago

      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.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    33·
    21 days ago

    “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.”