#Texas #Gov. #GregAbbott #instructs #hospitals to collect #data on #patients' #immigration status
The order applies to #hospitals enrolled in #Medicaid and the #ChildrenHealthInsuranceProgram, as well as other #healthcare centers identified by the #commission. The order likely violates #federallaws such as #HIPPA.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-gov-abbott-hospitals-patients-immigration-status-data/
Texas Gov. Abbott instructs hospitals to collect data on patients' immigration status
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that his state was shouldering the economic burden of providing medical services to migrants entering the country illegally.