“Almost all of the state's poorest residents will have to show proof of US citizenship to continue getting medical care by July 1, under a little-noticed federal law that could endanger coverage for many, as Massachusetts is trying to expand access to healthcare. Born out of ongoing efforts in Washington to clamp down on illegal immigration, the new federal requirement compels anyone seeking Medicaid coverage to provide a birth certificate, a passport, or another form of identification in order to sign up for benefits or renew them.”
Don’t have your ID with you? Forgot your birth certificate when you jumped out of the burning house and broke your legs? Well, please leave the emergency room. You’re bleeding all over the paying customers!
I don’t know about you, but I know of plenty of people (U.S. Citizens) who cannot come up with a birth certificate. They lack the mental capacity, through no fault of their own…so what do we do with them? Let them bleed till someone retrieves the certificate for them?
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