Texas Will Not Expand Medicaid. Implement Health Benefit Exchange

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"Senior Citizen"...Here! Here! Margaret thatcher was one smart and tough lady.

 

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Like Margaret Thatcher said, the problem w/ all these programs is that they eventually run out of other people's money to spend.

 

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4th GT.....Just curious....are you on medicare.....
From your previous comments on this subject, I am
led to believe that you don't love BHO.

 

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To a liberal it sounds like a swell deal! That's what's wrong today, liberals never saw an expenditure that they couldn't and wouldn't take home and live with.

 

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The feds currently pay 57 cents for every dollar that
Texas spends on the current program. Covering additional
people would not cost Texas anything for the first few
years ... Read More 

The feds currently pay 57 cents for every dollar that
Texas spends on the current program. Covering additional
people would not cost Texas anything for the first few
years and then would gradually reduce to 90 cents on
the dollar. So Texas could cover the additional people
on Medicaid for at least 33 percent less than they
pay to cover current participants. It might be cheaper
than treating them for nothing. Sounds like a heck of
a deal.

 

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The Socialist and Union Parties logic that got Obama or Marx the nomination? Instead they all vote for Hitler, the guy who invented barbecuing with Jews. Thats logic.

 

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When asked what was the difference between his healthcare plan and Europe's Socialist Healthcare, Obama responded "mine got passed by devious means,whether or not ... Read More 

When asked what was the difference between his healthcare plan and Europe's Socialist Healthcare, Obama responded "mine got passed by devious means,whether or not the American people wanted, needed, or could afford it"

Nice.

 

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Barack Obama stood on the steps of our National capitol building and was sworn into office. In that oath, he pledged to uphold the laws of the US, and the Constitution.."so ... Read More 

Barack Obama stood on the steps of our National capitol building and was sworn into office. In that oath, he pledged to uphold the laws of the US, and the Constitution.."so help me God." I guess swearing an oath before God Almighty does not mean much to our Pres.....and he claims to be a Christian. Now there is an example of your so called (and goofy) Socialist/Communist/Marxist logic.

 

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Puzzled, you rant makes no sense.

 

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Rick Perry stood on the steps of our state capitol building and was sworn into office. In that oath, he pledged to uphold the laws of Texas, the laws of the US, and the Constitution.."so ... Read More 

Rick Perry stood on the steps of our state capitol building and was sworn into office. In that oath, he pledged to uphold the laws of Texas, the laws of the US, and the Constitution.."so help me God." I guess swearing an oath before God Almighty does not mean much to our Gov....and he claims to be a born again Christian. Now there is an example of your so called (and goofy) Tea Party logic.

 

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When asked what was the difference between his healthcare plan and Hillary's, Romney responded "mine got passed, hers didn't"

Nice.

 

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The tea party logic that got Rick or Bachmann the nomination? Instead they all vote for Romney, the guy who invented obamacare. Thats logic.

 

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Grandstanding, when nobody's lookng Barack will be in line with his hand out. Just like when he rejected all that Tea Party logic... Than took it (bent over for Chavez, ... Read More 

Grandstanding, when nobody's lookng Barack will be in line with his hand out. Just like when he rejected all that Tea Party logic... Than took it (bent over for Chavez, King of Saudi Arabia etc).

 

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Grandstanding, when nobody's lookng Rick will be in line with his hand out. Just like when he rejected all that stimulus money... Than took it.

 

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Statement by The Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth, Executive Director and Director of TPPF’s Center for Health Care Policy:
 
“We applaud Governor Perry’s leadership in ... Read More 

Statement by The Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth, Executive Director and Director of TPPF’s Center for Health Care Policy:
 
“We applaud Governor Perry’s leadership in rejecting the implementation of ObamaCare in Texas. Access to health care, affordability of health care, and health care outcomes are tremendous concerns for all Texans – and the ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid and so-called insurance exchanges are grave threats to all three.
 
“Medicaid in particular is a failed system, which has time and again reduced health care choices and generated poor results for ordinary Texans and their families. ObamaCare would force millions more low-income Texans into this poorly performing program that gives access to less than a third of the state’s physicians, and is often worse than no health insurance at all. Those Texans, and those families, deserve better.
 
“The ObamaCare insurance exchange, like the Medicaid expansion, is another false promise to the people of Texas. Instead of allowing an actual free market for individuals in health insurance, the exchange subordinates it to the demands of state and federal control, inevitably squeezing out the very sector that ought to be encouraged for a long-term solution to American health-insurance coverage.
 
“If the federal government wants to promote access to health care for low-income Texans, it should block-grant Medicaid to the state, so that we can develop a program that meets Texas’s needs – not D.C.’s aspirations. If the federal government wants to promote access to health insurance for all Texans, it should step back and allow an individual market in health insurance to develop.
 
“ObamaCare accomplishes neither of these goals. In fact, it hinders them. That’s why we support Governor Perry’s rejection of it today.”
 
The Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth is the executive director and director of the Center for Health Care Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Sheserved 10 years in the Texas House of Representatives, specializing in health care issues.

 

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"admin" rememer the Russian you learned in school...Rember the old Russian phrae...tuffkashysky!

 

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In response to the governor's announcement, Dan Stultz, M.D., FACP, FACHE, THA president/chief executive officer, made the following statement: ... Read More 

In response to the governor's announcement, Dan Stultz, M.D., FACP, FACHE, THA president/chief executive officer, made the following statement:

Hospitals agree with the Governor that the Medicaid program is severely flawed. Below cost reimbursement to providers creates an access to care problem for the millions currently enrolled, and there have been legitimate concerns about whether the program can sustain the millions more who would have enrolled because of the healthcare reform law.

However, without the Medicaid expansion, many will remain uninsured, seeking care in emergency rooms, shifting costs to the privately insured, and increasing uncompensated care to health care providers. With a strained state budget, it’s hard to imagine addressing the uninsured problem in Texas without leveraging federal funds, which will now go to other states that choose to expand their Medicaid program.

We, nonetheless, look forward to working with the governor and members of the Texas Legislature to find a way to ensure low income Texans have access to affordable insurance coverage and to reform the Medicaid program for those currently enrolled.

 

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