Davis might use executive action to expand Medicaid

[Judi Lynn]

Davis might use executive action to expand Medicaid
By Mike Ward | September 21, 2014 | Updated: September 21, 2014 10:33am

AUSTIN – State Sen. Wendy Davis says if she is elected governor, she will consider using "executive action" to expand the state's Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act despite almost certain opposition from the Republican-dominated Legislature.

Appearing at the Texas Tribune Festival, a political symposium that concludes Sunday, Davis said during a one-on-one with Tribune CEO and Editor in Chief Evan Smith that "there's some indication that an executive action can achieve this.

"Sometimes you have to do hard things when they're the right things," she said.
Republican Gov. Rick Perry and the GOP-controlled House and Senate have steadfastly opposed expanding Medicaid to cover more people under the federal healthcare law, commonly called Obamacare for President Barack Obama's support of its passage.

Davis, a Democrat, is running against Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott to be Texas' next governor, replacing Perry's record-setting tenure of 14 years in office.
Abbott opposes expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, saying the choice would prove too costly for Texas.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Davis-might-use-executive-action-to-expand-5770558.php

[Gothmog]

1. Texas needs to expand Medicaid

People are dying to Goodhair's stupidity