The cost of providing health benefits to Texas' state employees has been climbing for years. In an effort to control mounting costs, the Legislature should readjust cost sharing for state employees and offer the option of a high deductible health plan and health savings account to control cost and allow employees to share in the premium savings.
Expanding government healthcare won’t help rural America
Pushing Medicaid expansion and Obamacare may be in vogue, but just because they’re trendy doesn’t mean expanding these programs is sound policy. Mississippi snagged headlines recently when its state House passed a Medicaid expansion bill. Members of both the Left and the Right lauded the move, while states such as Texas have drawn harsh criticism for resisting expanding the program. In...