Please join us in Austin this Monday, January 28th, for a panel examining water issues in the state and some of the solutions that the legislature is considering. The panel will feature members of the legislature, including State Senator Glenn Hegar and State Representative Lyle Larson. It will be free and open to the public. ...
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Governor Rick Perry is adamant, Texas will not make Medicaid available to more Texans by taking part in a federal program. But recently other Republican governors in Nevada and Arizona have changed their minds, saying they can’t ignore the billions of federal dollars they’d lose by opting out. In Austin some lawmakers are also challenging Perry’s decision, including a senator in Greenville who also wears a stethoscope. At a time when many Texas doctors won’t accept Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rate is so low, Dr. Bob Deuell treats them. One fourth of his patients, mostly children and pregnant women, are covered by Medicaid. Medicaid isn’t currently available to most other adults in Texas. But that would change if the state reverses course and joins the...
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