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10-27-2010, 06:48 AM
Massachusetts requires people to have health insurance. If they're too poor, the state picks up some of the tab.
Get this:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20101027illegals_medical_bills_top_357m_taxpayers_ hit_hard_for_trips_to_er/srvc=home&position=1
In short, over 50,000 illegal aliens are in the state plan, with it costing taxpayers over $35M. Not just MA taxpayers, *everyone*.
The figures show 69 percent of the state’s MassHealth Limited subscribers are illegal immigrants. The state is projected to pay $13.7 million of the cost of the health-care program this year, while federal Medicaid picks up the other $22 million.
So the next time some "advocate" says that illegal immigration doesn't cost anything - point them there.
Get this:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20101027illegals_medical_bills_top_357m_taxpayers_ hit_hard_for_trips_to_er/srvc=home&position=1
In short, over 50,000 illegal aliens are in the state plan, with it costing taxpayers over $35M. Not just MA taxpayers, *everyone*.
The figures show 69 percent of the state’s MassHealth Limited subscribers are illegal immigrants. The state is projected to pay $13.7 million of the cost of the health-care program this year, while federal Medicaid picks up the other $22 million.
So the next time some "advocate" says that illegal immigration doesn't cost anything - point them there.