Steve Kimock Discussion

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When it comes to shortening life spans and allowing premature deaths, Texas represents the national example of what not to do. Although millions are barred from Medicaid, Texas planners are not working to cover more people. More than one-fourths of the state's population has no Texas health insurance coverage.

Texas continues to infotainmentlab neglect higher numbers of uninsured residents than other states. It ranks 44th out of 50 states for health care spending per person, 49th for per capita Medicaid spending and dead last at 50th for mental health spending. Only the residents of two states (Mississippi and New Mexico) are less likely to get health insurance through employment than Texans are. It's estimated that only 44 percent of Texans have access to coverage through an employer, which typically makes Texas health insurance plans more affordable.