Texas Governor Greg Abbott has warned Texas Children’s Hospital of potential consequences after Dr. Tony Pastor, a cardiologist, posted a viral TikTok advising patients that they are not required to disclose their citizenship status when asked on intake forms. The new executive order, effective November 1, mandates that Texas hospitals receiving Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan funds ask patients about their citizenship status. Dr. Pastor’s video, posted on November 11, quickly gained over one million views. In response, Governor Abbott threatened to cut the hospital’s state funding, stating that the video could jeopardize the hospital’s Medicaid and Medicare funding.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-governor-threatens-pull-children-172320941.html
