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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the reduction of |
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amounts paid by Texans to provide health care to the uninsured if |
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Medicaid eligibility is expanded in accordance with the federal |
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; requiring hospital |
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district tax rate reductions. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 51-b to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51-b. If this state expands eligibility for medical |
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assistance in accordance with and provides medical assistance using |
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federal matching funds made available under the Patient Protection |
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and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the |
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Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. |
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111-152) to provide that assistance, the legislature shall: |
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(1) by law prescribe appropriate rate reductions for |
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taxes imposed by hospital districts in this state that reflect the |
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reduction of health care costs of those districts resulting from |
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the receipt of additional federal funds for providing that |
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assistance; and |
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(2) reduce the amount of money appropriated for |
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providing uncompensated care to residents of this state to reflect |
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the reduced need for that care. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the reduction |
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of amounts paid by Texans to provide health care to the uninsured if |
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Medicaid eligibility is expanded in accordance with the federal |
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; requiring hospital |
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district tax rate reductions." |