The Austin Chronicle addresses Perry's decision to reject programs for Medicaid expansion in its article, Point Austin: Perry's Tantrum. Perry utilizes the Supreme Court's decision that states be able to accept or reject Medicaid programs without federal sanction in order to justify his argument for the maintenance of state sovereignty. Perry has decided to reject Medicaid expansion, an offer of expanded funds from the federal government, which would not only cut in half the number of uninsured Texans but would also bring a flow of money back into the Texas economy through the health care system. When Perry was asked to address the fact that Texas had recently been ranked last in the provision of health services he used the excuse that the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality had picked and chosen points in order to make Texas look bad.
This article sheds light on the types of faulty arguments Governor Rick Perry is using to defend his decisions. Rather than accepting federal funding into the state's health care, Perry has decided that Texans are "free to go without health care." It is important to read and understand this article along with others of its kind as the decisions our leaders are making affect where our tax dollars end up.
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