re: Denver Mayor ask protesters to dismantle tents, oh well

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Hand to God I don't recall that happening. Think you have me confused with someone else

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IMO Denver does a pretty good job of taking care of our residents in need. Can you link me to Denver giving preferential treatment to illegals vs citizens?

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‘Difficult dilemma’ In 2022, Denver Health saw $125 million in "uncompensated care." Last year, it ballooned to $135 million. In 2020, the price of uncompensated care stood at $60 million. Federal regulations require hospitals to provide emergency care. Federico estimated that the bulk of the $10 million difference in uncompensated care between 2022 and 2023 was related to the influx of new immigrants using the health system. After losing $30 million in 2022, the health system anticipates breaking even in 2023, Federico said. “It’s a difficult dilemma of how we best meet their health care needs when health care has not been part of the equation,” Federico said. The surge in new immigrant patients from South and Central America equates to roughly 8,000 people and 20,000 visits, Federico said. Numbers like that — for an already strained health system emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic — is not sustainable, he said. “There’s going to be a point where the numbers make this very, very hard,” McCormick said. “We’re already past the breaking point, to a certain extent.”

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