For San Francisco General Hospital. 30 percent. For Harris County Hospital in Houston. 30 percent. The sudden loss of Medicaid income when the immigrant population is denied coverage may well jeopardize the quality of health care in the entire community those hospitals serve. In addition. those without health coverage through insurance or Medicaid are less likely to receive preventive medical care and timely immunization. The result is unnecessarily higher risks of disease in the community as a whole. The care system will try to prevent this result. but it is a gamble that Congress should not impose. At a minimum. the health care system needs time to adjust. Under this bill. the Medicaid changes go into effect immediately for future immigrants. States may choose to deny Medicaid starting on January 1. 1997. Thats unfair and unrealistic.
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