Plan to Privatize State Hospital Faces Opposition
State officials this month will consider privatizing a state hospital. But the plan faces pushback from state lawmakers worried about potential conflicts of interest and other sticking points.
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Christine Lund
This state needs to stop handing the work of the government over to 'for profits'. The last institutions that should be turned over to private hands would be the education, health and prison systems. These are far too important jobs to trust 'for profits' with. Look at the mental healthcare facility that had a director without any of the proper credentials running it. People should be in jail. The company officers should be called to court to answer for what was NOT done and if they have other contracts with the state, we need to investigate today!! Our citizens whether they are in school, a hospital or a prison, should be assured they are getting the best we Texans can provide.
Home grown criminals are the result of a lacking in our education and health systems. Prison is just the next step.