Federal Funding for Unauthorized Aliens' Emergency Medical Expenses

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Summary

Provides overview of noncitizen eligibility for emergency Medicaid benefits. Reviews funding for emergency services prior to P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Moderniza...

Provides overview of noncitizen eligibility for emergency Medicaid benefits. Reviews funding for emergency services prior to P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; and summarizes the estimated emergency health service costs incurred by States for unauthorized aliens. Examines provisions for the reimbursement of certain emergency medical expenses and ambulance services; describes the disproportionate share hospital payment required under Medicaid; and reviews legislation introduced and enacted in the 107th and 108th Congresses.

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