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Hospitals send hundreds of immigrants back home
A Des Moines hospital quietly repatriated two comatose Mexican immigrants to Veracruz after stateside treatment, a practice known as medical repatriation. An AP review ties hundreds more removals to hospitals seeking to cut costs amid immigration and health care funding battles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jacinto Cruz
Jose Rodriguez-Saldana
Mexico
U.S
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Veracruz
Mexican Gulf Coast
Associated Press
Lori Nessel
The
Cen
Ter
Seton Hall Law School
Mark Purtle
Iowa Health System
Miami
John de Leon
Center For Social Justice
New York