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| The Senate Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at |
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| 9:30 a.m. in room E1.036 to hear testimony on Interim Charge #9: |
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| Determine the number of commercial and consumer transactions, including |
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| wire transfers, that occur in Texas. Determine the amount of monies that |
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| are sent internationally from Texas. Study the feasibility of creating a |
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| pilot program in Harris County that captures a percentage of revenues from |
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| such transactions, and request an Opinion from the Attorney General's |
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| Office to pursue these revenues as a potential source for health care |
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| The Committee will also conduct a follow-up hearing on Interim Charge #4: |
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| Review health care funding, focusing on the Medicaid program, Medicare |
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| Part D, hospital reimbursements, and trauma and indigent care. |
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