SAN ANTONIO — Local officials in Texas are discussing whether to band together to widen Medicaid coverage in some of the state’s biggest counties, making an end run around Governor Rick Perry’s opposition to the expanded program included in President Obama’s health-care law.
For years, Texas’s six most populous counties, as well as some smaller localities, have offered free or low-cost health care for uninsured residents with incomes as much as three times the federal poverty level, or about $57,000 for a family of three. The cost of the programs is about $2 billion a year.
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They're just moving around the not enough chairs on the deck of our, "Titanic," healthcare system that the Republican iceberg is heading towards. These officials seem to be dealing with the real number$ while Governor Perry is playing politics with people's health. Hey, as long as Governor Perry and his family are covered why should he care.
ScratchCook's comment anticipates two questions I had: 1. Does Gov. Perry see Texas' 24% uninsured rate as a public policy problem? 2. If so, what is his plan to tackle it given his rejection of Obamacare?