To: The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Greg Abbott
END HEALTH CARE CRISIS IN TEXAS - EXPAND MEDICAID
Texas is facing a health care crisis, and needs your help. Working on the front lines of health care, you see the problems every day: millions in our state are uninsured, and our hospitals cannot, and would not, turn anyone away because they cannot pay. So, we are left with the burden of uncompensated care, which further strains already depleted resources and the uninsured are left with a broken system that forces them to delay care and end up sicker. But there is a solution. By opting to expand Medicaid coverage, Texas will receive federal funds to help cover many of the 6.2 million uninsured in our state. We desperately need these funds to keep up with the health care needs of our community.
Why is this important?
Know the facts:
1. Texas has among the highest rates of uninsured nationwide, with 6.2 million individuals (approximately 25 percent) uninsured. Expanding Medicaid coverage would provide health care coverage to an additional 1.5 million Texans.
2. These funds are your tax dollars. If Texas declines the expansion, your tax dollars will go to other states like California and New York to treat their citizens.
1. Texas has among the highest rates of uninsured nationwide, with 6.2 million individuals (approximately 25 percent) uninsured. Expanding Medicaid coverage would provide health care coverage to an additional 1.5 million Texans.
2. These funds are your tax dollars. If Texas declines the expansion, your tax dollars will go to other states like California and New York to treat their citizens.