Texas Will refuse to Enact ACA Reforms
3/26/13
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Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided that Texas will not expand its Medicaid program to 138 percent of the federal poverty line or set up a health insurance exchange in accordance with the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”). For Texas, the move is a strong signal that the state will refuse to enact federal policies that it disagrees with. However, just because Texas refuses to implement ObamaCare’s initiatives does not mean that the state cannot benefit from health policy reforms, says John Davidson, a health care policy analyst in the Center for Health Care Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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