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From Breitbart: Florida’s healthcare system was burdened with $660 million in unpaid hospital bills in 2024 incurred by illegal migrants, according to the state’s most recent report.
The Sunshine’s State’s “Hospital Patient Immigration Status Report,” released by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), says hospitals go “largely uncompensated” for the health care they dole out to illegal migrants, and the large number of indigent patients is a “direct contributor to the strain on Florida’s health care system.”
The report adds that, in 2024, $659.9 million was spent on “providing care to illegal aliens across the state.” The number tops the $566 million lost to illegals in 2023, though in 2023 the numbers only began tracking the costs starting in June after the state’s legislature passed a law requiring the amassing of the data on unpaid hospital bills, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
The Florida AHCA report also revealed that Miami-Dade County had the highest expenses incurred due to illegal alien hospital visits, with a total of $282.2 million in unpaid bills.
A total of 93,844 illegal alien hospital admissions and emergency room visits during 2024 were responsible for leaving the state footing the bill for their healthcare.
🚨The Agency has released the latest update to the Hospital Patient Immigration Status Dashboard, which reports the total number of hospital admissions & emergency department visits reported based on a patient’s immigration status from 2024.
The Dashboard is available here: ➡️… pic.twitter.com/Ltc4ZDHBbk
— Florida AHCA (@AHCA_FL) March 12, 2025
Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) reacted, writing on X, “A new report shows illegal immigrants’ healthcare cost Florida taxpayers $660 MILLION in 2024—including $64 million in Hillsborough County alone. Taxpayer dollars should not be spent on illegal immigrants. I’m fighting to put an end to this absurdity and protect your hard-earned dollars.”
A new report shows illegal immigrants’ healthcare cost Florida taxpayers $660 MILLION in 2024—including $64 million in Hillsborough County alone.
Taxpayer dollars should not be spent on illegal immigrants. I’m fighting to put an end to this absurdity and protect your hard-earned…
— Congresswoman Laurel Lee (@RepLaurelLee) March 12, 2025
🚨New report from @GovRonDeSantis and @AHCA_FL shows the financial burden for health care JUST IN FLORIDA for illegals in 2024:
The total cost of care provided to illegals: $𝟔𝟔𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
Federally required Medicaid payments to hospitals for emergency care of illegals:… pic.twitter.com/5OCIX4REjt
— Jenna Ellis 🐊 (@realJennaEllis) March 11, 2025
For 2024, the state says $659.9 million was spent on “providing care to illegal aliens across the state.” https://t.co/KAvCa1NcWo
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) March 11, 2025
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