I am certain that all Republican govs. will do the same now that the SCOTUS
has ruled it unconstitutional. I would bet that maybe NY Gov Cuomo will do
likewise since he seems to be taking the Gov Walker approach to state
financing. But you can bet ole Ca Gov Brown will do it. His state is
so bankrupt, and his citizens voted for an entitlement society; so they don't
care if they go broke. I would just imagine more companies will leave the
state for a right to work state, and Ca will sink into the Pacific with its overload
of debt.
Governor Perry: Texas won't expand Medicaid
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2012/07/09 16:46:29
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Monday his state won't expand Medicaid or set up an insurance exchange, joining a growing number of Republican governors who are rejecting two key parts of President Obama's health care law.
I will not be party to socializing health care and bankrupting my state in direct contradiction to our Constitution and our founding principles of limited government," Mr. Perry said.
He joins more than half-dozen GOP governors who have already said they won't increase the size of their Medicaid programs to cover Americans up to 133 percent of the poverty level, after the Supreme Court upheld most of the law last month but said states could opt out of the Medicaid expansion.
"I stand proudly with the growing chorus of governors who reject the Obamacare power grab," Mr. Perry said. "Neither a 'state' exchange nor the expansion of Medicaid under this program would result in better 'patient protection' or in more 'affordable care.' They would only make Texas a mere appendage of the federal government when it comes to health care."
Under the court's decision, states can still collect all of their existing Medicaid funding even if they don't expand their programs to cover Americans up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. But if they don't set up exchanges, the law allows the federal government to step in and run them.
Texas Governor Perry's decision is in addition to that of Florida Governor Rick Scott's and Nebraska, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina decisions to not expand Medicaid.
p.s. Obama recognized and just announced he will continue the Bush "tax cuts", which would increase tax levels if not extended, back to the Clinton pesidency. Did the "kettle" just get called black?
UPDATE: Sodahead Lightnight Poll Results ... It's extensive ... http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/governor-perry-texas-wo...
Read More: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politic...
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No nonsense NanC...don't BS... 2012/07/09 17:02:34
OK, then please send back to our state's general fund, 10% of the Federal Taxes you collected this year from the citizens of our state. We'll figure it out. Now, by the way, butt out.
I think Texas should just secede from the Union and become the capital of Jesusland.
Last state for medicaid...
Texas always lags behind.
...if they're dumb enough to elect politicians who will make all of this wonderfulness happen in their Lone Star State.....I say let 'em have at it.
http://www.realclearpolitics....
If Rick wants to deny his citizens the Medicaid other states will be getting, that's their problem. If the people of Texas don't like it, they will vote him out. If they don't care, they can go without. Up to them. The money Texas pays in federal taxes will just go to other states to use instead of back to them. Nobody else cares.
BTW, Texas hospitals are fighting Rick Perry about refusing the Medicaid expansion funds. The hospital system could really use the extra cash that Rick's refusal will deny them. The hospital system is a HUGE lobby in Texas, we'll see how long Rick's blustering lasts.
Did you know about this?
Unfortunately for Illinois residents, the state is at or near the top of most lists that have to do with serious money troubles. For example, Illinois and California received the lowest credit rating in 2011 from Moody’s Investors Service. The problem for Illinois is an enormous deficit, pegged at about $13 billion earlier in 2012. That figure includes $6 billion in unpaid bills to thousands of creditors. Illinois is far from alone, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. For the 2013 fiscal year that starts on July 1, statistics show that 30 states have budget shortfalls that total $49 billion.
The main issues in Illinois are reimbursements owed to Medicaid providers that have been growing each of the past four years and underfunded pension plans. Both are problems throughout the country. In the pension arena, many states were hit hard during the recession because pension money put into the stock market lost billions of dollars. In Illinois, officials have estimated that the state had about $64 billion on hand as of June 2011 and $126.4 billion owed to about 723,000 workers in state pension plans.
Source: http://www.graham-benson.com/...
Looks like you have your own problems to resolve, don't you?
Perry will give in on the Medicaid expansion. The Texas hospital system, especially the University of Texas Medical Center system, wants that Medicaid expansion funding desperately. Perry's stance puts him directly at odds with some of his biggest financial contributors and the state's biggest lobby.
After a respectable period of time, Perry will give in. Watch for it.
Freaking keyboard commandos.
Who cares what Texas talks about, that's all they do is flap their gums. If they could go they'd be gone and it wouldn't be soon enough for the rest of the Union!
But if Texas secedes on it's own and is over run by Mexico, then that's their problem.