The second most populous state in the union is not a good place to get
sick if you are poor. Texas has 17.9% of their population living below
poverty and the state leaders have decided not to extend health coverage
to poor people. That is 4.5 million people who do not have an ability
to afford health care coverage. They are too poor to afford health care
through the Affordable Health Care Act, and will not have the ability
to have 100% of their coverage paid by the federal government. Some of
those living in poverty are children or elderly and so already have
health coverage. Some are disabled or have health care coverage at a
job that pays below the poverty rate, but none of the 4.5 million will
be able to obtain Medicaid.
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