Second Rio Grande Valley hospital under investigation over alleged birth tourism packages
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has initiated 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, which Abbott deems illegal. The inquiry follows a social media post by former Congresswoman Mayra Flores, who highlighted a billboard promoting these packages. Mission Regional claims the marketing campaign was misinterpreted and has since been halted. Abbott emphasized that U.S. citizenship cannot be commodified and that Texas will not allow exploitation of its healthcare system.
AI summary · Source: KRGV (NBC 5) →
