Texas shows 'em how to do it.

[chumdawg]

Originally Posted by jthig32

What does the state have to do with it? That was the point of the question.

The state is you...and me, and everybody else. You know...of the people, for the people, by the people. One thing that we have decided to do as "the state" is to care for children who cannot care for themselves (or have no one else to adequately care for them). There is perhaps a selfish reason for it, as it in our best long-term interests to have healthy children to populate future generations. Or perhaps it is just humanitarian, at its core.

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

The state is you...and me, and everybody else. You know...of the people, for the people, by the people. One thing that we have decided to do as "the state" is to care for children who cannot care for themselves (or have no one else to adequately care for them). There is perhaps a selfish reason for it, as it in our best long-term interests to have healthy children to populate future generations. Or perhaps it is just humanitarian, at its core.

I think you're confused as to what conversation we're having.

There was an article posted claiming that Texas has a very high percentage of uninsured people, and made the claim that Texas was "stingy on healthcare".

I was questioning (legitimately, I really don't know) how exactly a state (the government agency, not the "we the people") affected the percentage of its residents that have healthcare. Does the state make decisions on who is or isn't eligible for Medicaid? I'm not sure how much of that comes from the Federal side of things vs the State side.

[chumdawg]

Originally Posted by jthig32

I think you're confused as to what conversation we're having.

There was an article posted claiming that Texas has a very high percentage of uninsured people, and made the claim that Texas was "stingy on healthcare".

I was questioning (legitimately, I really don't know) how exactly a state (the government agency, not the "we the people") affected the percentage of its residents that have healthcare. Does the state make decisions on who is or isn't eligible for Medicaid? I'm not sure how much of that comes from the Federal side of things vs the State side.

You threw me for a loop with your last response, when you said "What does the state have to do with it?" I guess you are saying that you meant, why the State of Texas as opposed to the federal government?

I don't know the full answer to your question, but the articles did say that a large bulk of the state's budget goes toward healthcare. From that I guess we can infer that the state is indeed making some decisions about who/how to cover.