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Steve Love: Now Is the Time for Medicaid Expansion
Nearly one-fifth of the Texans are uninsured, and research says expansion would be a revenue booster for the state.
By Will Maddox
Published in
Healthcare Business
March 5, 2021
9:00 am
Steve Love (Courtesy: DFW Hospital Council)
Our state has endured a difficult year of COVID-19, not to mention unemployment and the loss of healthcare coverage for many Texas residents. Now is the time for us to strive for healthcare coverage for all Texans.
We ask our Texas legislative leaders to work collaboratively on Medicaid expansion. We now have close to 5.5 million uninsured, a frightening amount boosted by recent job losses due to the ongoing pandemic. The number of uninsured has now climbed to approximately 20 percent, the highest rate in the nation.