Voucher Persuasive Speech

Bill Haslam, the Tennessee state governor, announced that the state of Tennessee would accept the Medicaid expansion offer. The Medicaid expansion expands Medicaid eligibility to the region’s underserved populations living near or below the poverty line. The Medicaid expansion offer looked to be a major win for the state; however, others disagreed with this idea. Some of Tennessee’s lawmakers decided to deny the federal government’s Medicaid offer, even though many others wanted the offer to be accepted. The deal’s breakdown might be the result of “squabbling along party lines” which is a common theme at all levels of government. Although the deal was denied, it is still possible that the bill could still be passed with the help of the governor. The likelihood of Tennessee reviving its Medicaid expansion is a difficult one considering the state would have to fight. The Medicaid expansion could offer the state low-income citizens medical insurance, the state would come out of the deal with a net financial gain, and the state hospitals would come out on top.

Romney, chose to expand the Medicaid program within the state, and, to subsidize the use of private health insurance for adult citizens who earn below 300% of the federal poverty level

Similarly the republicans in the 2000’s were forced to face the unbalance of school funding. By 2002 the Republican Party had regained the governor’s office and further gained the majority the Texas state Senate and the House of Representatives. George W, Bush now governor of Texas was faced with the same issue of equalizing school funding, the Robin Hood Law was seen as unconstitutional causing a change in school funding. If the Texas state legislature failed to act on the issue of school funding the courts would cut of school funding. Governor Bush faced with a reduced states budget cuts roll back subsidies for state

Effective May 30, 2018, the Virginia General Assembly approved Medicaid Expansion as a part of the 2019-2020 budgets. Virginia’s Governor Northam signed this approval into law on June 7, 2018, and as a result, approximately 400,000 low-income adults now qualify for health insurance (Norris, 2018). The General Assembly vote ended a “long-running partisan stalemate” with some Republicans joining the Democrats in support (The Associated Press, 2018). The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that Virginia is the 33rd state to approve the Medicaid Expansion (The Associated Press, 2018).

Why is Medicaid a huge topic in Texas and how does it relate to me? This is one important question to consider. Well, this paper will help shed light on the matter and illustrate the urgency for such an action. Just recently Texas had an option to extend Medicaid, but hastily decline to expand it. Medicaid expansion was part of the Health Care Reform or also known as the Obama Care; the federal government gave the 52 states an offer to expand the current Medicaid in ways that would include the coverage of more children and lower income adults as well. The latest on the issue is Texas had just agreed on a deal to reinstate Medicaid temporarily. The agreement on the reform has given Texas some time to see how the plan fairs across the other

Why is Medicaid a huge topic in Texas and how does it relate to me? This is one important question to consider. Well this paper will help shed light to the matter and illustrate the urgency for action. Just recently Texas had an option to extend Medicaid, but hastily denied. Medicaid Expansion was part of the Obama care reform in which the federal government gave the 52 states an offer to expand the current Medicaid in was that it would include the coverage of low income adults not only children. The latest on the issue is Texas had agreed on a deal but only temporarily. The agreement on the reform has given Texas some light, but not enough to reach through the other side of the tunnel. Eventually, Texas

Expanding Medicaid was supposed to to be a main element in the states wide acceptance of the Affordable Care Act, because Medicaid’s sole purpose is to provide coverage for all uninsured adults. Medicaid is mainly used by the working poor or those who don 't make enough money to pay for health insurance on their own. The expansion, however, is part of ObamaCare and Texans hate it, despite the numerous money problems that not accepting it causes. An example would be, the 100 billion dollars that the federal government has set aside for Medicaid over the course of ten years. Even though it seems that the insurance is doing good for many states, Texas Governor Rick Perry could not opt out fast enough. His reasoning behind the

This paper covers the topic of Texas refusing to expand Medicaid. We will look at where the social welfare program came from, and also look at Obama and his affordable healthcare act in relation to how that is ties into the expansion of Medicaid and why Obama president felt that it was important. We will look at Governor Rick Perry’s along with Governor Greg Abbott’s viewpoints and why it is they that feel expanding Medicaid would not have been in the best interests of Texas. Finally we will take a look at my viewpoints on all of the issues currently at hand.

Texas has the largest uninsured population with an estimated 6.2 million uninsured citizens within its stateliness, approximately a quarter of the statewide population (Rapoport, 2012). In 2012, then governor, Rick Perry decided that Texas would not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This decision led to much debate over whether or not Perry made the right decision to leave upwards of a million Texans, who did not receive insurance subsidies and did not qualify for Medicaid, uninsured. These Texans fell under what many politicians refer to as the “coverage gap.” Texas decided not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act because of the effects it would have on hospitals, financial reasons, and increased number of

As a Republican governor, John Kasich broke from party leaders to implement and expand the Affordable Care Act in the state of Ohio. Currently, 155,000 people have signed up for the Health Insurance Market Place, and 285,000 have signed up for Medicaid expansion. If Ohioans were fully enrolled, the ACA would extend insurance coverage to 1.5 million people. This health care reform creates new coverage methods including expanding Medicaid to nearly everyone under the age of 65 who qualify up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and providing monthly cost subsidies for people who have incomes up to 400% FPL. This is monumental because of those who were uninsured before, half qualify for Medicaid or Children’s Medicaid and a quarter are eligible for monthly subsidies. In all, 285,000

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Credibility: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics only about 69.2% of 2015 high school graduates enrolled into college last fall. Imagine how much higher that percentage would be if college tuition was free.

     There are also disadvantages with the voucher program. The voucher program is set up to improve student performance. However, its not one hundred percent effective. According to data received from two different cities a Wisconsin program indicates that three years in private schools, voucher students showed greater gains in both reading and mathematics. In an Ohio program voucher students according to Bob Chase the president of the National Education Association, are achieving significantly lower levels than public school students in all subjects. Vouchers at a local issue can lead to many school closures or a cut down on innovative programs. For example parents who receive school vouchers can flood out struggling public schools, taking away the money in which it needs. These schools can be containing innovative programs for students who still attend it. Flooding out schools can also lead to unemployment for teachers as well. Vouchers do not guarantee that a child will attend his or her choice. School vouchers are set up to help out struggling families or families who qualify. Vouchers can be given to help out families with financial need but there are not set up to cover the total cost of a private tuition. Low-income families will still need to make up the difference. If families do find a way to complete

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the

School Choice has gained popularity recently and shows potential in beneficial alternative options. The first supporting reason showing this, how vouchers put educational choices for children in the hands of the people who care the most; the parents. (Charlotte, Hays n/a) Evidence showing how the statement is true is the voucher program was developed in the 1980s to give low-income families more choice in where their kids go to school. Upper class families already have this choice. Therefore, the original voucher program got designed specifically for the choice of the parents. Having this option of vouchers, allow parents to be guides with power to where they so