Texas’ hospitals are hurting in part due to the state’s decision not to accept Federal Medicaid funds. Some states with Republican governors have figured out a way to receive the funds in ways that they find palatable. I asked State Representative Dan Flynn if he was hearing anything in Texas. Flynn said he expected a different attitude and approach to health care in the upcoming session of the Legislature that starts in January. He said he sees it as a critical need to take care of small community hospitals, such as ones in Hunt and Hopkins counties. He expected the legislature to meet that need this time.
