Hospitals in Texas that accept Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) have begun asking patients about their ...

Texas governor directs hospitals to ask patients for immigration status 02:35. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals in the Lone Star State to ask patients about their ...

Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Most Texas hospitals are now required to ask patients seeking care to reveal their immigration status. The new policy, established by an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbottin August, took ...

On Nov. 1, Texas hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage started asking all patients about their immigration status and whether they are lawfully present in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order Thursday requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status and report the data to the state.

Most Texas hospitals are now required to ask patients seeking care to reveal their immigration status. The new policy, established by an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in August, took ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order on Thursday that requires hospitals in Texas to collect information on the immigration status of patients so that the hospitals can then track costs ...

Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program will start asking patients' immigration status in November.

Texas hospitals spent more than $121 million in one month to care for immigrants who lack permanent legal status, according to a memo released Friday, though it’s unclear how much they were ...

Texas hospitals were left on the hook for nearly $122 million in health care costs racked up by illegal immigrants for one month last year, the first month the state began tracking the figures.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Hospitals in East Texas are complying with a gubernatorial order to request citizen statuses from patients. On Aug. 8, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order ...