FL spent $660M on healthcare for illegals

Deportation fears scare Florida immigrants from seeking health care
Since Donald Trump was sworn back into office in January, the White House has promised mass deportations across the nation, revoked temporary protections and declared a border emergency. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring state and local officials to assist in those efforts.
Florida Spent $660M on Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
Florida's health care costs for immigrants are soaring in a deep red state. Miami-Dade County spent the most on among all counties in the state.
FL spent $660M on healthcare for illegals as hospitals ordered to verify legal status, report shows
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration announced the latest update to its Hospital Patient Immigration Status Dashboard, which showed that the state was paying nearly $660 million to cover the health care costs of illegal immigrants last year.
Florida Imposes Harsher Penalties for Crimes by Immigrants in the U.S. Illegally
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For most people in Florida, misdemeanor theft can result in up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. For an immigrant illegally in Florida, that same crime now carries a felony punishment of up to five years behind bars and a $5,000 fine.
Half a billion dollars in Florida healthcare went to undocumented immigrants
A recent study by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has revealed that healthcare costs associated with undocumented immigrants in the state reached nearly $660 million last year.
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