(AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 8, 2024) – Today, the Texas Hospital Association issued the following statement in response to Gov. Greg Abbot’s executive order and news release announcing a new requirement for Texas hospitals. The order aims to require Texas hospitals to collect information regarding patients who are not lawfully present in the United States who use hospitals for inpatient and emergency care, and to report health care costs incurred as a result.
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“This would be a new requirement, and we are reviewing it as quickly as possible. Right now, hospitals don’t ask about patient immigration status as a condition of treatment. Hospitals are required by law to provide life-saving treatment to anyone, regardless of ability to pay or status.”
Texas Hospital Association
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state’s hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members’ abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85% of the state’s acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 400,000 health care professionals statewide. Learn more about THA at www.tha.org or follow THA on Twitter at https://twitter.com/texashospitals.