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Fla. jury rules for hospital that deported immigrant patient
American Medical News , 08/12/09

Sorrel AL – In a case that could have lessons for health reformers in addressing a large and growing population of uninsured illegal immigrants, a Florida jury found that a hospital did not act unreasonably when it sent a patient with serious brain damage back to Guatemala, over his family's objections, after having provided him with $1.5 million worth of long–term care.

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