Texas Lawmakers Working to Reform Medicaid
Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on President Obama’s health care reforms next month, the state of Texas is pursuing plans to completely revamp the way it runs Medicaid. Of course, it must first get the federal government’s approval.
A joint oversight committee made up of House and Senate members met Wednesday morning to hear from the state’s top public health officials and stakeholders on the process they’ll pursue to cut as many strings as possible from federal funding for the entitlement program that serves the state's poorest adults and children. The key operative ...
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Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is a joke, right?
Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
You know, it's absurd that they expect the public to take them seriously.
Marc Lippincott via Texas Tribune on Facebook
They want to tackle health care but they can't even agree on a legitimate congressional map that doesn't divide Travis County into 5 districts.
Scott Chase via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yeah, right. Mandatory invasive sonagrams, cutting cancer screenings, leaving billions in Medicaid $ on the table for years. So much for knowing how to take care of our healthcare needs.
Clay Boatright via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It's great that the state is looking at new federal programs like the Community First Option for additional funds to provide more community services for people with disabilities. However, it's important to remember that 1) programs need to be flexible in order to meet the unique needs of each person, 2) the number of people with severe behavior needs are growing, and the current programs are horribly inadequate to meet their needs, and 3) as people w/disabilities live longer, their family caregivers (if they even exist) are going to age, become frail & broke, and then die, meaning new long term residential options are CRITICALLY needed.
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Do wot they do best???! A bunch of ph**k ups! Nothing good will come of this!
tsu jones
Somebody should tell Dan Patrick that few wives worked in 1950. Of course they could care for the elderly. Since Texas hates unions, we are stuck will millions of non insureds and a majority of homes lead by working women.
Tex Viet Vet via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Do what you do best. repUGLIcans will screw the poor and indigent. They are easy targets. The system will not be more efficient when they repUGLIcans finish with it. They will probably "privatize" parts of it meaning that their cronies will rob the taxpayers blind while the repUGLIcans turn a blind eye to it.
John Cobarruvias via Texas Tribune on Facebook
When Jane Nelson says “This is an opportunity for us as a state to design a system that’s more efficient,” it means someone is going to get screwed so her buddies can get tax breaks. (not us)
Penny Miller via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"do what we do best?" Texas is in the toilet on most social measures....
Andy Garza via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Can't you automatons come up with anything else but tax cuts for the rich? Is it fair that the richest 1% of Americans pay nearly 40% of all federal income taxes, and the richest 10% pay two-thirds of the tax? Is it fair that the richest 10% of Americans shoulder a higher share of their country's income-tax burden than do the richest 10% in every other industrialized nation, including socialist Sweden?
Is it fair that American corporations pay the highest statutory corporate tax rate of all other industrialized nations but Japan, which cuts its rate on April 1? CUT SPENDING and quit worrying about how unfair it is that someone is more successful than you....
Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Andy: your so-called data sound so convincing, I almost pulled out a hankie to wipe my tears as I feel sorry for the top 1%. Then I realized your ruse.
You're ignoring the obvious to make your half-baked psudo-argument that the top 1% pay too much taxes.
the top 1% EARNS far more than 40% of all INCOMES. So why shouldn't they pay up to 40% of taxes. Tell me.
If you look at the RATE of income tax paid by the top 1% versus the middle class, why should Romney pay 18% when you, who earn far less (presumably you're not worth $500 million and you didn't earn $18 million last year on capital gains ALONE), get to pay probably close to 2X what Mitten paid?
"Stop worrying...." Oh, I'm not worried. And their argument that "others are just jealous" is just completely moronic. I don't care one whiff if they are more financially successful. They just need to pay at least as much in the tax RATE as their butlers and chauffeurs.
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What they do best is cut programs for the poor and increase corporate welfare to their buddies.
Clayton Stapleton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We are at fault for electing these bozos into office. Please, if you haven't already register to vote and get these nut jobs out of office. Texas needs you to take a stand!
Texas RMS
These officials so far have done everything possible to strip social service programs and benefits to children and the poor. And we are now supposed to believe that they will do a wonderful job taking care of those among us who are most in need. The state of Texas ranks at the bottom on all lists of states who provide for their poor and for their children. It is frightening to think what will happen to that money with our leaders in charge!
JC DemocratofTejas
A bad joke. There is so much graft in Texas thanks to gov. perry, that giving the Texas Lege or rick more power is sure to hurt all Texans. Double dipper. Padding presidential campaign funds at the taxpayers expense. No wonder the State Troopers love rick. Why don't you just get on down the road rick+.
p.s. Andy--WRONG! Blah blah blah. WRONG.
JC DemocratofTejas
BTW, the photo of rick & fawns looks like he might be headed to L.A. to start his own comedy club. Such fun. At whose expense? Or is it just a new Rx for pain.
Barbara Nalls Griffin via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I agree, get the takers out of office.
Mimi Purnell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"...do what we do best." Really, Jane? What is it you do best? Cut funding for higher ED, cut funding for public schools, deny adequate health care to the poor, which of those efficiencies are "...what you do best?" You should be ashamed!
gypsy314 ne
Folks we would have plenty of money if we would stop funding illegal aliens and there children. Would be a good start. We spend 23 to 30 thousand dollars to house them while we decide not to deport them. I say start the self deporting and we will have billions in each state to spend on Americans. Democrats what to keep illegal aliens to turn them into voters for democrats on the tax payers dime. This will be a good time to fire all the democrats and stop hiring and welfare to the illegal aliens. There democrats can now play the race and hate card but i do not think Americans can support the world on our taxes. Besides our credit card is over limit and now we are paying china and others our income instead of putting it back into America like we should. Stop all aid to the other country's too let them figure it out do not spend more then you earn.