Texans Lucky Gov. Abbott Didn't Get Wish For Medicaid Block Grant, Funding Cap Critics Say

By John Wilkerson / August 29, 2017 at 7:22 PM
Hurricane Harvey is the kind of natural disaster opponents of Medicaid funding caps warned about, and they say it would be much more difficult to recover from Harvey if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) got his wish for a Medicaid block grant. “Gov. Abbott has been a proponent of Medicaid block grants, which would be a disaster for Texas right now, as they would not get a dime in additional support,” said First Focus President Bruce Lesley. Abbott said he...


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