Denver Health is a client of mine. I work directly with their CFO. Uninsured migrants have created a massive problem for them. $75 million increase in uncompensated care in just 3 years. This is quite obviously unsustainable.
Curious
@iceheart08 of you’re seeing an increase in issues from illegals in Denver. Thread on TMB suggests a significant decline for the city over the last couple of years.
Article:
Joe Biden’s border crisis and the unchecked flow of illegals into the United States have plunged Denver’s main public hospital into economic turmoil.
While the hospital system does not ask about or track patients’ immigration status, according to
The Denver Gazette, “In 2022, Denver Health saw $125 million in ‘uncompensated care.’ Last year, it ballooned to $135 million. In 2020, the price of uncompensated care stood at $60 million.”
The dramatic rise in the cost of uncompensated care coincides with the flood of 37,571 immigrants into the city.
Dr. Taylor McCormick, associate director of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, said, “Overall, these patients don’t have medical insurance.”
“Denver Health is eating the cost for many of these visits.”
The hospital has reportedly contacted FEMA for additional federal assistance associated with the cost of caring for illegals.