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Do you have a link? Most hospital closures have been in rural places and small towns due declining patient numbers and increased costs due to a variety of reasons. None mention the added burden of illegal immigrants. This is actually a pretty informative article. My state in particular has been struggling to keep regional hospitals open and we don’t have a big illegal immigrant problem.
What to say to those people? It sucks frankly. I don’t know what the answer is. But forcing illegal immigrants to avoid health care or be deported isn’t going to fix anything.
15 hospitals have closed this year — here's why
From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to shut down. In recent months, financial damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put many hospitals in a fragile financial position and forced a few to close.
