Legislator unveils another approach to insure low-income Texans
With staunch Republican opposition leaving Medicaid expansion on life support, a GOP lawmaker is pushing legislation to spend billions of government dollars to purchase private-market health insurance for the state’s poorest citizens.
State Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, calls it the “Texas Solution.”
Instead of adding up to 1.5 million uninsured Texans to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Zerwas plan would extend coverage by plowing the money into private insurance policies, similar to an arrangement Arkansas is working out with the federal government, he said.
“To some extent, it’s an experiment, but one I clearly have a lot of confidence in,” Zerwas told a House subcommittee Tuesday. “Let us use this money, partner with the private sector and provide coverage.”
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/legislator-unveils-another-approach-to-insure-low-/nXNtc/ .
[font color=green]The odds of this bill passing before the end of the legislative session are slim. Details of Zerwas plan are included within the article.[/font]
