David Balat is the director of the Right on Healthcare initiative at the Texas public Policy Foundation. He has broad experience across the healthcare spectrum with special expertise in healthcare finance. He is a former congressional candidate in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District and a seasoned hospital executive with more than 20 years of healthcare industry leadership and executive management experience.
Chairman King, Vice Chairwoman Hernandez, and distinguished members of the committee, My name is Ammon Blair, and I am a Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I am honored to appear before you today in strong support of House Bill 4914. I bring 22 years of military experience, including service in the United...
DEL RIO—Reggie’s life has revolved around opportunity—seeking it all over America, and eventually creating it for himself, in response to the needs of his neighbors. He’s back in Del Rio now—where he belongs, he says. He runs a medical transport company (staffed by licensed EMTS and paramedics), something many of the elderly South Texas depend...
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, My name is James Quintero, and I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free-market institute headquartered in Austin, Texas. Thank you for the opportunity to address the committee this morning on the merits of Senate Bill (SB) 9, which proposes to reduce the voter-approval tax rate (VATR)...