TX Governor and Legislature Leaving Thousands of Poor TX Veterans Uninsured
This is a cross post from Politics 2014.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251365069
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/21/5738512/states-that-refuse-medicaid-are-leaving-over-250000-poor-veterans
Many assume that all of the nation's veterans are entitled to health care through the Veteran's Administration, but that's not the case; a veteran must have served for two continuous years or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. There are some exceptions — like for individuals who were discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty — but about 1.3 million veterans remain uninsured nationwide.
According to a report by Pew using analysis from the Urban Institute, approximately 258,600 of those veterans are living below the poverty line in states refusing to expand Medicaid. Without veteran's benefits — and with incomes too low to qualify for subsidies to use on the state exchanges — these veterans are left without affordable coverage options.
Twenty states are staunchly refusing to expand the program, and a few are still debating the issue.
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you would have also seen a yellow ribbon and a Gladsen flag.
