The Washington Times
ANNAPOLIS — State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer said yesterday that health care costs for illegal aliens in Maryland are much higher than reported — and taxpayers and consumers are footing the bill.
"I am very concerned over this," Mr. Schaefer told Maryland Budget Secretary James C. "Chip" DiPaula Jr. during a Board of Public Works meeting.
Mr. Schaefer, a Democrat, cited state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene numbers that show Maryland paid $44 million last year for emergency care for illegal aliens.
"That's a lot of money, and you are not allowed to ask them if they are illegal," said Mr. Schaefer, the 82-year-old former governor.