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Rozlee

(2,529 posts)

9. Of course Texas Republicans love the little children. They tried to cut off Medicaid to preemies.

Reply to coljam (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 06:21 PM

Aug 2014

Down here in Texas, neonatal care for healthy infants delivered normally costs Medicaid $2,500 while preemies cost it around $45,000 and up for stays in NICU. The Republican-run Texas legislature tried to cut high risk preemie funding for Medicaid in 2011, but were forced to back pedal due to negative national attention. Yep, our governor and our lege love the little children. Until it hits them in the pocketbook.