Denver Hospital In Financial Crisis: Surge of Illegals Contributes to $130M in “Uncompensated Care”
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Joe Biden’s border crisis and the unchecked flow of illegals into the United States have plunged Denver’s main public hospital into economic turmoil.
While the hospital system does not ask about or track patients’ immigration status, according to The Denver Gazette, “In 2022, Denver Health saw $125 million in ‘uncompensated care.’ Last year, it ballooned to $135 million. In 2020, the price of uncompensated care stood at $60 million.”
The dramatic rise in the cost of uncompensated care coincides with the flood of 37,571 immigrants into the city.
Dr. Taylor McCormick, associate director of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, said, “Overall, these patients don’t have medical insurance.”
“Denver Health is eating the cost for many of these visits.”
The hospital has reportedly contacted FEMA for additional federal assistance associated with the cost of caring for illegals.
