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I join the American Academy of Pediatrics in speaking out against today’s Supreme Court ruling that will lead to immigrant families missing opportunities for critical healthcare needs. Beyond the human toll, the fiscal toll will be real.
Lack of medical insurance coverage causes the State of Texas approximately $67 billion per year, and is a drag on our economy. Texans end up paying for healthcare for the uninsured in the least cost-effective way, when critically ill people show up at the Emergency Room.
This is short-sighted and cruel. AAP Statement Responding to Supreme Court Ruling on Public Charge by: Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics "Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling to allow the Trump administration's harmful public charge rule to go into
effect will have serious, long-term consequences for the health of immigrant children and families. The public charge rule has been sowing fear and confusion since it was first drafted three years ago, and today’s decision transforms that fear into reality for immigrant families.
Make no mistake; as a result of this ruling, children will miss out on critical health, housing and nutrition services and children in our country will suffer. "Pediatricians have witnessed the chilling effects of the public charge rule in our own patients, with families
disenrolling from or avoiding critical health programs impacted by the rule—Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and housing assistance—and expressing concern and confusion over other programs they are eligible for. At a time when we face a rising number of
children who are uninsured, this rule only makes it harder for immigrant families to stay healthy and stay together in this country. “The American Academy of Pediatrics has been unrelenting in our opposition to the public charge rule, outlining our concerns in an amicus brief to
the Supreme Court last week. Today is a setback and we will continue to press our case on the merits before the Supreme Court. We advocate for all children – no matter where they or their parents were born."
@AmerAcadPeds
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