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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index

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To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (90320)9/24/2007 4:03:21 PM
From: Elroy JetsonRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
That's why undocumented workers are more likely to use the Emergency Room for routine care. By Federal law they cannot refuse to treat anyone, regardless of insurance or legal status.

a doctor in my office complex went bust, medicaid wouldn't pay unless she could show they were here legally.

Undocumented diabetics who cannot afford the $80 or so monthly cost for insulin, which seems unlikely, attend the Emergency Room and are hospitalized for more serious diabetic problems caused by uncontrolled blood sugar.

I think the problem is the cost is not being borne by those benefiting from their labor. Farmers, construction companies and others hire undocumented workers for a cheap price while foisting the other costs for their workers onto others in our society - such as those who pay health insurance premiums.
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