Who will pay for health care for asylum seekers in NY? Local officials seek answers
David Robinson
New York State Team
At a minimum, asylum seekers' health care costs in Westchester and Monroe could top $600,000 and $120,000, respectively, in the first year, records show.
But the true price tag will assuredly be higher as authorities expect additional waves of asylum-seeking migrants to arrive, including some with more serious and costlier medical needs.
Health care leaders are raising concerns about the rising cost of caring for hundreds of asylum seekers relocated from New York City to communities across New York.
In Westchester and Monroe counties, a mix of local health departments, nonprofits and federal health centers leaped into action to screen hundreds of migrants for infectious diseases and provide basic medical care in recent months.
At a minimum, those health care costs in Westchester and Monroe could top $600,000 and $120,000, respectively, in the first year, records show.
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/08/15/ny-asylum-seeker-health-care-costs-rising-who-will-pay/70590095007/
