> The state of Texas is turning down billions of federal dollars that would have paid for health care coverage for
1.5 million poor Texans.
1.5 million illegal aliens.
Nail meet head.
1.5 million current poor would qualify for the expanded Medicaid program in Texas.
After an amnesty, the number would what, increase 50%, 100%, 150%, and costs would skyrocket.
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/reports/PB9/PinkBook.pdf
The Medicaid Numbers
Medicaid as a percentage of Texas budget, SFY 2011: 26 percent
Percentage of Texas Medicaid budget spent on children, SFY 2011: 33 percent
Dollars spent on Texas Medicaid, FFY 2011: $29.4 billion
Double the number of poor through Medicaid expansion,
Double again the number of poor again by Amnesty, ...
and 104% of the Texas Total Annual Budget will go toward Medicaid.