title: Should undocumented aliens be entitled to health care?
abstract: Congress recently decided that undocumented aliens are ineligible for medical benefits under the 1966 Medicaid Act, overruling a judicial decision that would have required the federal government to reimburse states partially for the costs of providing free care. Is providing such care simply a matter of prudence and charity? Or do illegal aliens have strong moral claims to medical care that generate duties for hospitals and government agencies?
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004989:Ethics; D035082:Federal Government; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D018579:Patient Selection; D012935:Social Justice; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States