title: This side of the ethical border. Hospitals feel duty of keeping immigrants healthy despite federal limits.
abstract: Healthcare for undocumented residents has become an explosive issue in Texas. Under disjointed federal law, many immigrants are not entitled to benefits under Medicaid unless there's an emergency. Because of a state official's ruling, public hospitals that have been treating immigrants now could face criminal charges.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaklevic
mesh_terms: D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011203:Poverty; D013781:Texas