Texans Footing An $18 Million A Day Medicaid Bill Is A Quarter of the State's Budget.

[DhhD]

March 20--FORT WORTH -- At a time when nearly one quarter of all Texans do not have health insurance, U.S. Secretary of Heath and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius came to town Thursday to encourage residents to sign up for health insurance before the March 31 deadline.

"Everything is bigger in Texas," she said during a press conference at Tarrant County College's south campus. "Unfortunately, the number of uninsured is bigger in Texas.

"Twenty-three percent of Texans have no health insurance at all."

http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/03/20/health-secretary-urges-texans-to-sign-up-for-health-insurance-a-477318.html

The Medicaid Expansion pays !00% of Medicaid until the year 2020 and then 90%. If expenses did not change after the year 2020 then 90% of $18 Million is $16.2 Million, leaving the State of Texas with a Medicaid bill of approximately $1.8 Million, much less.

Voting for a Republican in Texas is a serious mistake. It is voting against your own interest whether you already have insurance or not.

[CBGLuthier]

1. Voting for a Republican in Texas is a serious mistake.

You could leave out the words "in Texas" and it would not change the meaning one iota.

[atreides1]

2. But voting for a Republican in Texas...

...and some other states, is an indicator that God loves you...

[Thinkingabout]

3. The biggest shame is 23% of Texans are not insured.

In all of the wisdom of Texas leaders it would seem there would be enough to see the cost in the next few years just from the refusal to set up health care exchange. Apparently we have fiscal idiots running this state.

[DhhD]

5. Here is a report to include the fiscal idiots who dominate the TX Legislature.

http://ballotpedia.org/Texas_state_budget

The Republican running for State Comptroller wants to replace the, lowered to much property tax, with a sales tax. If he is elected the state could fall further. If you can take a spin over to the Texas group and read about the R-Glen Hager platform.

[mc51tc]

4. BCBS of Texas and Cigna

are sure advertising ACA in the state. It would be interesting to see how many off exchange signups the state is receiving. I know of several friends who signed up for insurance that way instead of going to the ACA signup site. Not accepting Medicaid may backfire on the GOP leaders in the Southern states as we observed in GA, NC and SC this week.

http://www.texasleftmeout.org/ is another means to get the word out

[DhhD]

6. Wonder if the insurance company they selected, away from ACA, told them that they were

missing the federal tax credit? They are going to be livid with Republicans when they find out!

[theboss]

7. I have a feeling that after the election, things may change

Hospitals in Texas are very powerful, and they want Texas to opt in. They may have more leverage with a governor who is more interested in governing than it establishing a national political presence.

[jsr]

8. +1

[Travis_0004]

9. Your math is a bit off

If Texas decides to expand Medicaid, the federal government will pick up the tab for 100% of the expansion. (not 100% of actual medicaid expenses.
So Texas will still be on the hook for 18 million a day, and the federal government will pick up all the expansion costs. Then in 3 years, the federal government will pick up 90% of the expansion costs, and Texas will pick up 10%

[Aerows]

10. Voting for Republicans *anywhere* is a big mistake

and you have to be very careful, because some of them don't even have an R behind their names.