As state legislators consider what “a Texas solution” to Medicaid expansion would look like, others have begun addressing the question of how Medicaid expansion would affect the state budget and local taxes.
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Updated: Bill Would Grant HHSC Power to Address Medicaid Reform
A bill filed Friday by state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, would grant the Texas Health and Human Services Commission authority to craft “a Texas solution” to Medicaid reform.
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Lawmakers Seeking “Texas Solution” to Medicaid Reform
As GOP governors across the country negotiate deals to draw down federal Medicaid dollars, long-resistant Texas Republicans are beginning to consider changes to the health program that might allow the state to tap into the funds.
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Interactive Quiz: Should Texas Expand Medicaid?
Debate is heating up at the Capitol over whether Texas Republicans should strike a deal with the Obama administration to expand Medicaid to poor, uninsured adults. Not sure where you stand? Take our interactive quiz to find out in six clicks or less.
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Could Texas Follow in Florida’s Footsteps?
When Florida Gov. Rick Scott reversed his stance on Medicaid expansion this week, many Texans were left wondering: If Florida can reach a compromise with the feds, could Texas?
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Group Aims to Repeal Required Waiting Period for Abortions
The Texas House Women’s Health Caucus has announced plans to try to repeal the 24-hour waiting period imposed by the abortion sonogram law that legislators approved in 2011.
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House Republicans File Fetal Pain Bill
Two House Republicans filed a “fetal pain” bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions 20 weeks after conception. Gov. Rick Perry has publicly expressed support for the measure.
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GOP Caucus Opposes Medicaid Expansion — With Caveats
House Republicans on Monday agreed not to expand Medicaid as called for under the federal Affordable Care Act — but left the door open to doing so if the Obama administration grants Texas enough flexibility.
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Restoring Family Planning Cuts Without Ruffling Feathers
Republican legislators have proposed adding $100 million to a state-run primary care program specifically for women’s health services, which could avert a political fight over subsidizing specialty family planning clinics.
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Senate Panel Hears Testimony on Abortion Bill
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday considered legislation to tighten abortion restrictions.
