http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/ Governor's Initiatives on 10th Amendment en Copyright 2013 2013-05-17T21:52:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18316/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18316/#When:16:07:00Z Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz held a roundtable followed by a press conference to discuss the flexibility needed by states to enact meaningful reforms to the existing, broken Medicaid program. They were joined by Congressmen Joe Barton and Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Kyle Janek, as well as the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF). Several Texas lawmakers and groups also joined in support of reforming the current Medicaid system and providing flexibility. 10th Amendment, Federal Health Care (as in Obamacare), Healthcare 2013-04-01T16:07:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/editorial/18507/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/editorial/18507/#When:15:12:00Z Of all the bad ideas related to Obamacare, depending upon Medicaid to do the heavy lifting to 'insure' Americans is about the worst of the bunch. 10th Amendment, Federal Health Care (as in Obamacare), Economy, Healthcare 2013-03-29T15:12:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/noteworthy/18314/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/noteworthy/18314/#When:22:21:00Z The idea that the percentage of uninsured will stay the same because Texas is rejecting Medicaid expansion is simply untrue. Like it or not, ACA is the law of the land, and Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, Chairwoman of the Texas House Public Health Committee, makes a complicated situation a little easier to understand as she explains the effects that are coming down the line. 10th Amendment 2013-03-28T22:21:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/noteworthy/18296/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/noteworthy/18296/#When:18:28:00Z Make no mistake, Medicaid is a broken system, just as President Obama said it was in 2009. The difference is, in Texas, we’re not going to dump people into this broken system and watch it spiral even further out of control. Here are some statistics to illustrate where we are, where ACA is taking us, and where Texas needs to go. 10th Amendment, Federal Health Care (as in Obamacare) 2013-03-28T18:28:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/editorial/18506/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/editorial/18506/#When:15:09:00Z It’s really far past time for us to call Obamacare what it truly is: an unprecedented government overreach into every American's life, forcing higher costs onto individuals, practitioners, employers and state governments in lieu of actually fixing our healthcare system. 10th Amendment, Federal Health Care (as in Obamacare), Healthcare 2012-11-23T15:09:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17882/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17882/#When:21:51:00Z Gov. Rick Perry, in a follow-up letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, reiterated Texas' decision not to implement a state insurance exchange as part of Obamacare. The deadline to inform the federal government of a state's intention regarding a state exchange is November 16. 10th Amendment, Federal Health Care (as in Obamacare), Healthcare, Insurance 2012-11-15T21:51:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17875/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17875/#When:20:29:00Z Gov. Rick Perry was joined by Sen. Tommy Williams, Rep. Brandon Creighton and other lawmakers to call for reforms to the state’s welfare and unemployment benefit programs, including authorizing drug screenings for those applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. Sen. Jane Nelson has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session to require drug screening for TANF applicants, and Sen. Williams plans to file a bill to require drug screening for UI applicants. They were also joined by representatives from the Texas Association of Business and National Federation of Independent Business. 10th Amendment, Unemployment Insurance (see economy & economic development also), Family, Healthcare, Legislation, Taxes, Tax Reform 2012-11-14T20:29:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17863/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17863/#When:17:53:00Z Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called on the Texas Legislature to enact reforms to the state’s welfare and unemployment benefit programs, including authorizing drug screenings for those applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. State Sen. Jane Nelson has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session to require drug screening for TANF applicants. 10th Amendment, Unemployment Insurance (see economy & economic development also), Family, Healthcare, Legislation, Taxes 2012-11-13T17:53:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17843/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17843/#When:17:23:00Z Planned Parenthood has sought permission to conditionally abandon its case in federal court acknowledging what we have known from the very beginning – their constitutional challenge is flawed on its face. We see their stalling tactic for what it is – yet another attempt to unashamedly defy the will of Texas voters and taxpayers. 10th Amendment, Women's Health Program, Courts, Healthcare, Law 2012-11-08T17:23:00-06:00 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17819/ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/17819/#When:15:57:00Z Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner (HHSC) Kyle Janek, M.D. announced that the state-funded Texas Women’s Health Program (WHP) is ready to begin providing preventative health screenings and services to thousands of low-income Texas women, while fully complying with Texas state law. They were joined by Texas lawmakers at Lone Star Circle of Care at Lake Aire Medical Center, a qualified provider participating in the Texas WHP. 10th Amendment, Women's Health Program, Healthcare 2012-10-31T15:57:00-06:00