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Coverage dated August 8, 2024

Greg Abbott orders Texas hospitals to report illegal immigrants' data

Headline from Newsweek

Healthcare officials who treat undocumented migrants will be forced to collect and send information on their citizenship status to the state.

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. RedState

    Don't Mess With Texas: Gov. Abbott Orders Hospitals to Report Costs of Care for Illegal Immigrants (opens RedState)

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  2. Fox26 Houston

    Gov. Abbott orders Texas hospitals to report costs tied to undocumented immigrants (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Governor Abbott posted on social media that Texans should not have to foot the bill for healthcare provided to migrants.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Gov. Abbott orders Texas hospitals to gather information on healthcare costs incurred by migrants (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott just issued an executive order calling for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to start collecting information on the cost of healthcare incurred by migrants who entered the US illegally.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Greg Abbott issues executive order mandating hospitals release all costs incurred caring for illegal immigrants (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued an executive order mandating all hospitals report the number of visits and costs incurred by illegal immigrants.

  5. ABC 13 Houston

    Gov. Abbott signs order requiring TX hospitals to inquire about patients' immigration status (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that will require Texas hospitals to start tracking how much is spent on undocumented immigrants.

  6. Blaze Media

    Texas requires hospitals to collect, report health care costs for illegal aliens (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Hospitals to request immigration status info to track impact of admin’s open-border policies.

  7. CBS News

    Texas Gov. Abbott instructs hospitals to collect data on patients (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that his state was shouldering the economic burden of providing medical services to migrants entering the country illegally.

  8. Newsweek

    Greg Abbott orders Texas hospitals to report illegal immigrants' data (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Healthcare officials who treat undocumented migrants will be forced to collect and send information on their citizenship status to the state.

  9. UPI

    Texas Gov. Abbott directs hospitals to collect immigration status of patients (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott has signed an executive order directing hospitals to collect the immigration status of patients and report healthcare costs incurred by undocumented immigrants to the state.

  10. Newsweek

    Greg Abbott slammed for asking hospitals to report on illegal immigrants (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A nurses union told Newsweek that the policy was inhumane and could violate rule governing the way nurses work in Texas.

  11. Breitbart News

    Texas Governor Orders Hospitals to Report Healthcare Costs for Illegals (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is requiring hospitals to ask about their patients' immigration status to calculate costs.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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