Greg Abbott has threatened to pull funding from a children's ... this doctor is putting your Medicaid and Medicare funding at risk," the Texas governor wrote. "There will be consequences for failing to follow the law in the Executive Order."

Gov. Abbott threatens Texas Children’s Hospital over funding due to a cardiologist's TikTok opposing an immigration order.

A doctor spoke out in a TikTok against the executive order requiring Texas public hospitals to collect information about undocumented immigrants.

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that fail to “follow the law" as outlined in his Aug. 8 executive order — which requires hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan to ask patients "are you a U.

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however d

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however does not specifically mandate patients to answer the question.

"Hey Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine this doctor is putting your Medicaid & Medicare funding at risk. [You] better think twice & have crystal clear records," Abbott wrote.