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.
Ammon Blair Testimony | U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Dear Chairman Griffith, Ranking Member Castor, Chairwoman Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to testify before you. As a Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, I bring 22 years of military experience and a deep understanding of border security from my...