“In the letter (PDF) [to the Texas congressional delegation ] Perry reaffirms his pledge not to expand Medicaid, an important — if optional — tenet of President Obama’s federal health care law. Medicaid serves the disabled and poor children; the Affordable Care Act aims to expand coverage to more impoverished adults.” – Texas Tribune
“With extra federal money coming in, Medicaid expansion could offset $1.2 billion in the 2014-15 biennium budget that Texas would spend on other health programs to cover poor populations, according to a report released Tuesday by Billy Hamilton, the state’s former budget estimator and former deputy comptroller.” – Texas Tribune
“U.S. medical schools are expanding to meet an expected need for more doctors due to the federal health law…But medical educators are cautioning that those efforts won’t do anything to alleviate a doctor shortage unless the number of medical residency positions rises as well. The number of federally funded residencies has been frozen since 1997.” – Wall Street Journal