On September 20, 2012, the Texas Tribune published an article concerning Texas's uninsured health care residents. In 2011, around twenty-three percent of Texas's population had no health care. However, demographers stated if Texas starts a health care reform, then more than half of the uninsured would have a form or insurance by 2014. This reform would affect the current provisions in the health insurance policy: information of different health insurance programs will be made more available for households up to four hundred percent above the poverty line, and tax credits would be given to businesses towards health insurance coverage for their employees. This reform is constitutional, but the states have the right to refuse funds to expand Medicaid. Unfortunately, people argue that health care reform is too costly, and Governor Rick Perry avoids this issue. He states that he would implement other health care policies, but he did not go into detail about a solution.
Texas's uninsured issue startles me. I'm afraid that Texas does not prioritize health care as a concern. Last year, around twenty-three percent of Texans were without care! Furthermore, our Governor doesn't come up with a valid solution to this problem. This article is intriguing. It gives insight to the possible solution of insuring people in Texas, but the article also let's us see the lackluster response of the people in power. How will Texas respond to the startling number of uninsured residents? One thing is certain: Rick Perry has an idea, but he can't seem to get the words on paper.
