(WSB Radio) -- The State of Georgia has begun enforcing federal guidelines dealing with medicaid payments for the treatment of chronic conditions which began as emergency care.
As a result, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta expects to incur losses in the millions of dollars for the care of children illegally in the U.S.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the hospital currently treats 172 undocumented children many of whom will not qualify for extended care.
David Tatum, vice president of government affairs for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, tells WSB News,
"We don't turn children away here at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta but at the same time we can't afford to treat children for free forever. I'm afraid in the not to distant future with other reimbursement pressures that are coming we may be forced to make a very difficult decision and I don't think we're looking forward to that."
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