After reading the blog of my
colleague - Miguel Ramirez, I agreed to him that Texas needs a reform on care
system. It is true that by reforming and expanding the health care, it will
cost a lot of money and I liked how he mentioned about budget cuts that might
happen to all schools. The Democratic is the party that is all about giving the
rights to their people however, when it comes to reforming and trying to pass
the legislation; there will be money involved and as we know that our country
is in debt. As I search for more information, to those Texans who have
struggled to find adequate health care could see improved access which expected
to bring $4 billion to local doctors and hospitals over five years. According to the article: No Republican lawmakers have gone on record
supporting the Medicaid expansion, which would add an estimated 1.8 million
Texans onto the joint state-federal health plan by 2022 and the Kaiser Family
Foundation, a health care think tank, estimates the expansion would cost Texas
$5.7 billion between 2013 and 2022 .
Yes, money is
playing a big part but we have to consider whether Obama should or should not
pass the legislation with several reasons. To me personally, by expanding
Medicaid, the low-income will be insured ( Texas has more than 6.3 million
uninsured residents and the highest percentage without health coverage of any
state), reduce cost shifting, expansion supports the broader reform,
helping to legitimize it and make it function better which is good for
Democrats in November. Then on the opposite side if the government decides to
expand, things might happen such as expansion is too expensive for Texas and
states in general, the increasing in population, basically everything will be
increased. Think about it, if it reforms, then will tax and other costs will raise
up?.It is good to have Medicaid but is it the best?. I really don't have a
decision because I have pros and cons. Therefore, my stand would be undecided
and just an opinion of my own.
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