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FACTS:
The Medicare Modernization Act; Section 1011 program was announced on May 9, 2005. It provides federal funding of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.
This program provides $250 million per year for the years 2005-2008 for hospital, certain physicians, and ambulance providers to recoup the costs of providing needed and EMTALA mandated emergency medical care.
Section 1011 FAQ
There are still 28 states that have NOT spent their allocations:
The allocated Section 1011 funds have been exhausted as of the November 23, 2011 payment for the following twenty-two (22) states:
https://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/section1011/program/spent.html
SO MUCH For the 10 million "uninsured" NOT CITIZENS health insurance coverage!
ource: Census table People Without Health Insurance Coverage and Not a citizen 9,936,000
Newsroom: Income & Wealth: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009
The Medicare Modernization Act; Section 1011 program was announced on May 9, 2005. It provides federal funding of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.
This program provides $250 million per year for the years 2005-2008 for hospital, certain physicians, and ambulance providers to recoup the costs of providing needed and EMTALA mandated emergency medical care.
Section 1011 FAQ
There are still 28 states that have NOT spent their allocations:
The allocated Section 1011 funds have been exhausted as of the November 23, 2011 payment for the following twenty-two (22) states:
https://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/section1011/program/spent.html
SO MUCH For the 10 million "uninsured" NOT CITIZENS health insurance coverage!
ource: Census table People Without Health Insurance Coverage and Not a citizen 9,936,000
Newsroom: Income & Wealth: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009