Texas Medicaid

The Texas legislature authorized, and Gov. Rick Perry appointed, the 15 person Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency.   The board examined the state of health care in Texas and concluded that rate of uninsured Texans was unacceptable.

The board is recommending that Texas expand Medicaid under Obamacare, which would cover more than 1 million uninsured people in the state.   Their report also stated, "We're trying to take the politics out of it."

Unfortunately, that's not possible.    The board has no power other than to recommend.  It's up to the state legislature -- and that means politics.

But at least they cannot completely gloss over the fact that their own board makes the very sensible recommendation, and they will be choosing to ignore it.

Ralph