Second Rio Grande Valley hospital under investigation over alleged birth tourism packages
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission and Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco for alleged birth tourism practices. These hospitals, owned by Prime Healthcare, are accused of marketing childbirth packages to foreign nationals, allowing their children to gain U.S. citizenship. Abbott emphasized that birth tourism exploits U.S. hospitality and directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to determine if any laws were violated. Mission Regional stated that a limited marketing campaign led to misunderstandings and that they are committed to lawful practices. The investigation follows a social media post highlighting the issue.
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