Welfare to kids of illegals in LA County costs $276 million per year

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Originally Posted by http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=14620282

Births at [Mercy Suburban] hospital have nearly doubled in the past two years to a total of 822 in 2004. About 26 percent of mothers are undocumented immigrants from Mexico who are uninsured, Barabas said.

Originally Posted by http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=14529659

Ketterlinus estimates that uncompensated care costs [Montgomery Hospital Medical Center] between $10 million and $14 million each year, a sizeable chunk of its $100 million operating budget.
Bad debt at MHMC has risen steadily over the past few years, according to an analysis by Ketterlinus and Edward Ladely, Montgomery Hospital's chief financial officer, from $4 million in 2002 to an estimated $7 million loss this year.
The trend is partly attributed to the growing number of undocumented immigrants who live in Norristown, she said.

Originally Posted by http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16600929

The women targeted for the program primarily are undocumented Hispanic women in Norristown and undocumented Asian women in the Abington area.
Pregnant women who are citizens of the United States can obtain medical assistance and qualify for other prenatal programs offered through the health department.