Sweetheart Deals Are Hidden Not Eliminated & States Like Texas Set To Be Big Losers
WASHINGTONU.S. Sen. John Cornyn R-Texas a member of the Senate Finance Committee today issued the following statement regarding the estimated $24.3 billion in unfunded mandates the Presidents health care bill will impose on taxpayers in Texas:
If the Presidents health care proposal is one thing its clever. By rearranging not removing unfunded mandates and hiding not eliminating special deals like the Louisiana Purchase he has produced a package that may look new at first glance but upon closer review in fact does just what the previously-rejected bills would have done: displaces Texas priorities with Washingtons priorities and sweetheart deals" Sen. Cornyn said.
Background
The Presidents proposal calls for the largest expansion in the programs history. As a result states will be forced to pay a substantial share of the required new spending.
An analysis of the Presidents new proposal by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission estimates that the Medicaid section alone will saddle Texas with as much as $24.3 billion in unfunded mandates which will crowd out other Texas priorities like education and law enforcement.
If the other Medicaid provisions were the same as the Senate-passed bill and the Presidents new formula was adopted the Presidents proposal would mean $22.3 billion in new program spending for the state of Texas.
Additionally the Presidents proposal allows certain income disregards to continue putting more Texans on the Medicaid rolls at a cost of an additional $2 billion over 10 years.
Background
The Presidents proposal calls for the largest expansion in the programs history. As a result states will be forced to pay a substantial share of the required new spending.
An analysis of the Presidents new proposal by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission estimates that the Medicaid section alone will saddle Texas with as much as $24.3 billion in unfunded mandates which will crowd out other Texas priorities like education and law enforcement.
If the other Medicaid provisions were the same as the Senate-passed bill and the Presidents new formula was adopted the Presidents proposal would mean $22.3 billion in new program spending for the state of Texas.
Additionally the Presidents proposal allows certain income disregards to continue putting more Texans on the Medicaid rolls at a cost of an additional $2 billion over 10 years.
