Health care for illegal immigrants costs Florida taxpayers nearly $660 million, according to report

Your taxpayer dollars are being used to cover unpaid medical bills for undocumented immigrants in Florida.

That is according to a new state report, which shows those individuals racked up nearly $660 million in healthcare costs last year alone.

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The report from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration said those costs are being passed along either directly or indirectly, to taxpayers, patients, and insurers.

Duval County’s tab of unpaid hospital bills came to about $34 million…

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