State: Health reform could cost Texans up to $20B
WASHINGTON -- A preliminary state report shows the pending federal health care reform plan would add about 2.5 million Texans to the state public insurance rolls.
The report by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission also says the added enrollment would cost state taxpayers up to $20 billion over 10 years.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn requested the analysis and made it public at a Senate Finance Committee meeting. The Republican junior senator from Texas opposes the plan introduced by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
However, the Obama administration says that Texas working families will face rising health insurance premiums if the reforms aren't made.
Texas leads the nation in the number of residents not covered by health care insurance.
Texas leads the nation in the number of residents not covered by health care insurance.
And they know that, how?
Take the illegals out of the equation and then tell me how many "residents" are not covered.

