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Medicaid: Texas

Status:

July 9, 2012: Governor Rick Perry (R) has rejected federal funding to provide health coverage for the uninsured. With Republican majorities in the legislature, there is much work to do, but there have been 22 different versions of Medicaid expansion bills filed in the legislature. 

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Medicaid: Arizona

Status:

May 16, 2013: Governor Jan Brewer (R) announced she will accept federal funding to provide health coverage to the uninsured. Budget legislation that allows Arizona to accept this federal funding has passed the Senate, but strong opposition remains in the House. 

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Blog: At What Cost Will States Balance Their Budgets?

May 24, 2011 | By Casey Schoeneberger

H.R. 1683, deceptively titled the State Flexibility Act, puts children, the elderly and disabled people in grave danger, and if passed, would leave hundreds of thousands people uninsured. Read more

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