Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Prevent Medicaid Expansion

The Republican-majority Texas House and Senate sent Gov. Rick Perry (R) a proposal to prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's health care reform law. Perry, a Republican, notified the Obama administration last summer his state would not expand Medicaid, which provides health care for low-income people. He repeated his opposition in an April news conference at which he called expansion "foolish." The proposal, an amendment to a Medicaid-related bill, says state health officials "may only provide medical assistance to a person who would have been otherwise eligible for medical assistance or for…

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