Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion

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Source: Reuters

Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion

By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas | Tue May 21, 2013 5:52pm EDT

(Reuters) - The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican, notified the Obama administration last summer that his state would not expand Medicaid, and he reiterated his opposition at an April press conference at which he called expansion "foolish."

The House measure, which is an amendment to a Medicaid-related bill, says that state health officials "may not provide medical assistance to any person who would not have been eligible for that assistance" under the criteria already in effect.

The House added the amendment late Monday night, and on Tuesday the amended bill got final approval from the House. A version of the bill without the amendment has already passed the Senate, and now the two chambers must work out differences in their versions of the legislation.

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1. are their constituents going to put up with this? i cannot imagine they would.

i'm always amazed when people vote against their better interests.....

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2. All the more reasons to have a national health insurance so dupes who blocks sensible health care

for the citizens of Texas. Because of crook Tom Delay and his dirty tricks the district lines have been redrawn in favor of electing GOP's but we Democrats in Texas are not willing to give up yet.