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HOUSE OF BAD CARDS
52 politicians,
4 suits,
2 jokers,
... and a whole lot of facts.
Sought to Expand Medicaid, Pushing More into Federal Welfare
Bills that have a negative budgetary impact, as desginated by the Legislative Budget Board, are given fiscal notes.
HB 321 is one of those bills. Authored by Democrat John Bucy, who also authored 14 bills the Republican Party of Texas determined were in opposition to our GOP priorities, based on illustrative assumptions provided by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the fiscal impact of this bill could be substantial.
If 95% of eligible families consented and 75% of new enrollees went into Medicaid (with the remaining 25% entering CHIP), the state could see an average monthly increase of nearly 87,000 Medicaid enrollees and 29,000 CHIP enrollees by fiscal year 2027. Under this scenario, total estimated costs for client services in both programs would reach approximately $311 million from all funding sources in that year alone.
To the degree that Obamacare expanded government's intrusion into our health care system and exploded costs (even Politifact called Obama's declarations about it the "Lie of the Year" in 2013), this invites more government into health care, and we're seeing that this only multiplies costs without improving care.
GOP Platform Conflict: Planks 62 (fiscal responsibility), 121 (exit Medicaid, support HSAs); Principle 5 (personal responsibility).
RV#2022: Yea 83 (R 33, D 50) - Nay 50 (R 50, D 0) Yea - Nay - Absent - Present, Not Voting - |
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