An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however d

is now on patient intake forms in hospitals across Texas, according to San Antonio Express-News ... “Hospitals are required by the executive order to ask about immigration status; however, patients are not required to answer the question,” said ...

The policy, driven by Gov. Abbott's executive order, aims to assess healthcare costs for undocumented immigrants, sparking concerns about access and privacy.

Texas hospitals must ask about patients' immigration status due to a new executive order, sparking concerns over privacy and healthcare access.

Texas hospitals now asking patients about their immigration status. Patients can refuse to answer and still receive care

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened a hospital's funding if it fails to follow his executive order requiring it to seek immigration status from patients. The post ‘There will be consequences’: Texas governor threatens children’s hospital funding after doctor slams immigration question on patient form first appeared on Law & Crime.

Gov. Abbott threatens Texas Children’s Hospital over funding due to a cardiologist's TikTok opposing an immigration order.

A doctor spoke out in a TikTok against the executive order requiring Texas public hospitals to collect information about undocumented immigrants.

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that fail to “follow the law" as outlined in his Aug. 8 executive order — which requires hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan to ask patients "are you a U.

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however does not specifically mandate patients to answer the question.