Medicaid in Texas Could Be Facing Cuts from Both Federal and State Lawmakers

[TexasTowelie]

Medicaid in Texas is facing possible cuts from both the state and federal governments.

According to health care advocates, the Texas Senate is proposing a budget that underfunds Medicaid by at least $1.9 billion.

Republican leaders in Congress last night revealed a replacement to Obamacare that caps Medicaid funding to states by how many people they have enrolled, which could mean less funding for Medicaid in Texas from the program’s federal partner.

That has caused anxiety about the future of Medicaid in Texas, especially among families who have been relying on various services from the program.

Read more: http://kut.org/post/medicaid-texas-could-be-facing-cuts-both-federal-and-state-lawmakers

[OregonBlue]

1. It seems to me that Texas legislators are going to kill off their constituents.

Somehow that doesn't seem like a really good campaign message but maybe they are hoping they can kill off enough liberals that they never need to worry about it again.