Should Undocumented Aliens Be Entitled to Health Care?
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- Published by JSTOR in Hastings Center Report
- Vol. 16 (6) , 19-23
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3562086
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?Keywords
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