And now we are saying that the Federal Government is going to be a "deadbeat dad" by sticking those health care providers with the full cost. without a Federal sharing and participation. Mr. President. the National Conference of State Legislatures. the National Association of Counties. and the National League of Cities. has written on April 25 of this year. in anticipation of just exactly what is before us now. with the following statement: Without Medicaid eligibility. many legal immigrants will have no access to health care. Legal immigrants will be forced to turn to State indigent health care programs. public hospitals. and emergency rooms for assistance. or avoid treatment altogether. This will in turn endanger the public health and increase the cost of providing health care to everyone. For the Medicaid caseworker as well as all other State and Federal programs he or she must now learn immigration law as well and the Medicaid system. As a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures notes. this conference report would require an extensive citizenship verification made for all applicants to the Medicaid Program. In addition to the costs to determine eligibility.
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