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A Fist Full of Dollars or A Frew Dollars More?

  

Author:
Anne Dunkelberg /(512) 320-0222 x 102

March 13, 2007

A Fist Full of Dollars or A Frew Dollars More? >>  
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Wild rumors are circulating about the cost of complying with the settlement Texas agreed to in Frew v Hawkins in 1995. Some are saying Frew will require the state to identify and enroll every eligible Texas child in Medicaid (not true), or require the state to spend as much as $5 billion more annually on children in Medicaid (also not true). This Policy Page provides a brief summary of key facts about Frew and the upcoming April hearing.