Monday, April 04, 2005

Los Angeles hospitals spend over $300 million a year on illegal immigrants

Daily News:

A state audit suggests that Los Angeles County hospitals could save at least 130 (m) million dollars a year by limiting the nonemergency medical services it provides to illegal immigrants.

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, the audit found that the county spends about 340 (m) million dollars a year treating undocumented immigrants at its health facilities and could save between 130 (m) million and 138 (m) million a year by discontinuing nonemergency services to them.

The audit found the county treats five times as many undocumented immigrants as required by state law.

Of course, if LA didn't have any illegal immigrants then it would save even more money on hospital care.

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