Hospitals Send Immigrant Patients To Their Home Countries To Curb Costs
The Associated Press/Washington Post: US Hospitals Send Hundreds Of Immigrant Patients Back To Home Countries To Curb Cost Of CareIn interviews with immigrants, their families, attorneys and advocates, The Associated Press reviewed the obscure process known formally as "medical repatriation," which allows hospitals to put patients on chartered international flights, often while they are still unconscious. Hospitals typically pay for the flights (4/23). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.