AUSTIN (April 23, 2010)-The Texas House has begun sorting through the state-level effects of the federal health care overhaul.
Affected state agencies advised about new costs and changes they expect to face in presentations to a special committee in Austin on Thursday.
Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs estimates that an expansion in Medicaid in the 10-year, $938 billion federal health care bill will cost Texas about $27 billion from 2014 to 2023.
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, however, has projected the costs to the state will be a fraction of that - $1.4 billion from 2014 to 2019.
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