Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Speaker Joe Straus today issued the following statement:
Medicaid is an unsustainable federal program that continues to eat up more of our state budget crowding out other priorities. State spending on Medicaid has doubled in the last 10 years and current spending now accounts for 18.7 percent of the GR-related 2010/11 Texas budget.
Like most states Texas is faced with the challenge of maintaining this critical safety net with limited taxpayer dollars. While this is not an easy task to accomplish in these difficult economic times the Legislature is working diligently to do what is best for our most vulnerable citizens."
I am grateful to Chairman Lois Kolkhorst and other Members for their leadership in working to reform Medicaid so that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and essential services are preserved."
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Speaker Joe Straus today issued the following statement:
Medicaid is an unsustainable federal program that continues to eat up more of our state budget crowding out other priorities. State spending on Medicaid has doubled in the last 10 years and current spending now accounts for 18.7 percent of the GR-related 2010/11 Texas budget.
Like most states Texas is faced with the challenge of maintaining this critical safety net with limited taxpayer dollars. While this is not an easy task to accomplish in these difficult economic times the Legislature is working diligently to do what is best for our most vulnerable citizens."
I am grateful to Chairman Lois Kolkhorst and other Members for their leadership in working to reform Medicaid so that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and essential services are preserved."
