There are now four more of them regularly making their way to the emergency room at University Medical Center. And doctors say the illegal immigrants coming in for dialysis treatment at University Medical Center are sicker than they were before, making their care even more expensive. Six months after the Review-Journal revealed that 80 illegal immigrants with failing kidneys were running up about $2 million a month in bills for dialysis and other medical treatment at the only publicly supported hospital in Las Vegas, the situation for both patients and taxpayers only continues to worsen. Unable to receive the dialysis treatments that all American citizens qualify for under Medicare, illegal immigrants who need such treatment across the nation have increasingly turned to emergency rooms. The cost to our taxpayers is astronomical, said Lawrence Weekly, the Clark County commissioner who also serves as chairman of the UMC board of hospital trustees. Many people are justifiably outraged. If this kind of thing goes on, we might have to close our doors. But were governed by federal law on this issue so some way the federal government has to help us out. We just cant stand by and let people die in the streets. We wouldnt want that on our conscience. reviewjournal/news/more-illegal-immigrants-getting-emergency-treatment-umc
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:52:41 +0000
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