Injured and Can't Pay In Mexico? We'll Drive You To The US! Yes indeed ... Mexican ambulance drivers in Texas and Arizona are driving poor patients with no money across the border to US hospitals, where treatment is mandated by federal law. Officials estimate that the practice is now costing state taxpayers $200 million a year. I wonder how much that will rise to once more Mexican hospitals catch on? Facing mounting losses, some facilities will be forced to close. Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, had the brilliant idea to simply reimburse these hospitals from the federal taxpayer pool. Great idea Jon ... how about simply refusing treatment to illegal aliens? Article Here