In this The Post Millennial article, Thomas Stevenson reports that an Oklahoma State University clinic has allegedly used federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds to provide HIV-related care to illegal immigrants.
- The report is based on whistleblower claims that OSU’s HIV clinic has treated illegal immigrants using federal grant money.
- The clinic reportedly had 466 patients in April, including 31 illegal immigrants who allegedly had no identification, insurance, or Social Security number.
- The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is intended to provide care and treatment for low-income people living with HIV.
- According to the whistleblower cited in the article, at least one illegal immigrant patient has allegedly been on the program since 2014.
- The article notes that HIV treatment can cost more than $50,000 per year for some patients, raising questions about taxpayer exposure.
- The whistleblower also claimed that grant money paid for transportation services, including one patient allegedly being driven more than 60 miles each way for treatment.
- The report frames the issue as another example of federal benefits being stretched beyond what many taxpayers would reasonably expect, especially while immigration enforcement remains a major national concern.
- The broader concern is whether public health programs are being used in ways that incentivize illegal immigration while placing growing costs on American taxpayers.
Read the full story: https://thepostmillennial.com/oklahoma-state-university-clinic-using-federal-cash-to-treat-illegal-immigrants-for-hiv-report
