Medicaid costs rise as Texas faces funding gap
Legislative Budget Board director warns Medicaid will require over 9 billion in additional state funding due to growing caseloads, with a proposed 10 percent cut in provider reimbursements. The budget draft cites a 10 billion structural deficit from past tax cuts, urging system changes to avoid large service cuts while preserving entitlements.
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Texas superintendents urge opposite to budget cuts
Texas superintendents from Odessa and across the state gathered in Austin to decry proposed two year budget cuts they say would devastate education. They highlighted a $15 billion revenue shortfall with about $14 billion in cuts and urged lawmakers to tap the Rainy Day Fund and seek alternative revenue to protect schools.
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Mike Adkins
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John Folks
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Northside
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