Re: INSANITY OR TREASON?: Bankrupt California vows, "You'll get free 4th liver tran$plant only if you're an ILLEGAL ALIEN"

[hp...@lycos.com]

On Jan 29, 2:02 pm, "guybanniste...@aol.com" <guybanniste...@aol.com>
wrote:
> Excerpt:
>
>   "It's for the children: unfortunately not YOUR children ...
>
>   "Yes, America has a soft spot in its heart for Children,
> Firefighters, Nurses and Bambi. But how these iconic images are
> manipulated to direct funding decisions, union affairs and political
> actions is often as shameful as it is misleading.
>
>   "At a time when our healthcare infrastructure is crumbling under the
> assault of illegal aliens who use emergency rooms as their primary
> care facilities and are overburdening our hospital’s maternity rooms
> in the quest to create “anchor” babies, someone must make some
> rational decisions.
> January 29, 2009
>
>   "Consider for a moment the following story …
>
>   'Ana Puente was an infant with a liver disorder when her aunt
> brought her illegally to the U.S. to seek medical care. She underwent
> two liver transplants at UCLA Medical Center as a child in 1989 and a
> third in 1998, each paid for by the state.'
>
>   'But when Puente turned 21 last June, she aged out of her state-
> funded health insurance and was unable to continue treatment at UCLA.'
>
>   'This year, her liver began failing again and she was hospitalized
> at County-USC Medical Center. In her Medi-Cal application, a USC
> doctor wrote, ‘Her current clinical course is irreversible,
> progressive and will lead to death without another liver transplant.’
> The application was denied. The county gave her medication but does
> not have the resources to perform transplants.'
>
>   'Late last month Puente learned of another, little-known option for
> patients with certain healthcare needs. If she notified U.S.
> Citizenship and Immigration Services that she was in the country
> illegally, state health officials might grant her full Medi-Cal
> coverage. Puente did so, her benefits were restored and she is now
> awaiting a fourth transplant at UCLA' ...
>
> Read the full article at:http://www.onecitizenspeaking.com/2009/01/its-for-the-children-unfort...

Insanity!

mitch