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If people have jobs, and pay less taxes they can afford the medical care their children need. Further moren June 2007, HB 109 was enacted which created a community outreach campaign for CHIP and extended continuous coverage for children from 6 to 12 months and eliminated a 90-day waiting period, except for certain applicants.
In May 2009, Senate Bill 187 (Chapter 34) was enacted, which directs the executive commissioner of the health and human services commission to develop and implement, not later than December 1, 2009, a Medicaid buy-in program for children with disabilities whose family incomes do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Monthly premiums according to a sliding scale based on family income shall be required.
For more information about Texas's CHIP program: Texas CHIP
Originally posted by projectvxn
reply to post by hotbakedtater
No that's not what they're saying. Medicaid and Medicare are BROKE
This is a direct result of unemployment. Even though Texas has the lowest unemployment of any state in the nation, they are trying to maintain a favorable environment to continue to grow economically.
Texas has more resources to help children in need and here they are:
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If people have jobs, and pay less taxes they can afford the medical care their children need. Further moren June 2007, HB 109 was enacted which created a community outreach campaign for CHIP and extended continuous coverage for children from 6 to 12 months and eliminated a 90-day waiting period, except for certain applicants.
In May 2009, Senate Bill 187 (Chapter 34) was enacted, which directs the executive commissioner of the health and human services commission to develop and implement, not later than December 1, 2009, a Medicaid buy-in program for children with disabilities whose family incomes do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Monthly premiums according to a sliding scale based on family income shall be required.
For more information about Texas's CHIP program: Texas CHIP
but forget facts, its just easier to cry about the children in emotional outbursts that have no basis in reality.
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
reply to post by Jazzyguy
I'd like to see them try. They tried to completely privatize medicare and medicaid during the Bush administration but backed away before they even began the process. Even during Reagan when the Republicans had the nation in their hands they did not go through with privatizing it. They know that once they leave virtually everybody open to the healthcare corporations, it's open season and the results will not be good. Republicans do not want to live with that legacy and they are smart enough to back away from it.
...and sure, you'll have some republican and conservative politicians tout the privatization idea. Bob barr acted as if he'd do it in a second along with other programmes if he were elected president. The thing is, it is so easy to claim all sorts of things when you're running in a campaign. Actions speak louder than words. I look forward to reminding the tea partiers what Rand Paul and Co. ran for in a years time.
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
The Medicaid and medicare programmes are broke because OUR GOVERNMENT is broke. The Department of education is BROKE because our government is BROKE. Essentially every part of our government is BROKE and we are spending debt money to continue to run the government. It has nothing to do with the faliure of these programmes, rather the mismanagement in our government.
Originally posted by The Sword
If Texas wants to do something foolish like this, then go ahead. It would not surprise me due to the mindset of that state.
If it works, then by golly, good for them.
No basis for reality? The 40 million people out there without healthcare is a reality.
If that reality is too much of an inconvenience for people like you to acknowledge that's nobody's problem.
I'd like you to explain to the rest of us how, if say the current healthcare law was removed along with safety net programmes, would healthcare companies take in the elderly, those with pre-existing conditions, those who are unemployed?
In a capitalist society keeping a resource scarce if more profitable for businesses. It is the reality as covering 40 million folks is not a profitable idea at all.
Originally posted by Aim64C
reply to post by Southern Guardian
But is government the best way to solve this 'problem?' aspe.hhs.gov...
That is a demographic breakdown of the uninsured. Obviously, insurance is not just an issue of not being able to afford it
Only 20 million - or about 7.5% -
The four largest health insurance companies in the US denied coverage to more than half a million individuals because of their pre-existing conditions from 2007 to 2009, according to a congressional investigation.
On average, the four companies – Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint – denied one out of seven applicants’ coverage based on conditions such as pregnancy, angina, diabetes and heart disease.
it is not a world of rainbows, butterflies, and unicorns - but it is the reality of life as you get older.
Healthcare is very highly regulated - laws governing production of pharmaceuticals and testing criteria that prevent start-ups from challenging existing market holders.
“I want to know whether our current Medicaid enrollees, and there certainly could be millions more by 2014, could be served more cost efficiently and see better outcomes in a state run program,” she said.
Originally posted by hotbakedtater
WOW.
So in a nutshell, texas is saying it's most vulnerable and most precious citizens are worthless, ie: children, the largest demograhic medicaid covers. It also covers in some states one prent of said children,a nd sometimes disabled poor people.
But hey let's see how it works out.
Originally posted by toolstarr
reply to post by AshleyD
Maybe this is a baby step in the process of Texas succeeding . Rick Perry seems to be all for it.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
. The way I see it, if you have the dough to finance them, you may have them.