HB 2337 by Oliverson: Expanding Services that Qualify Under Medicaid

HB 2337 seeks to add intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization services among the behavioral health services covered under the state’s Medicaid managed care program. By expanding the list of services that qualify under Medicaid, the burden on Texas taxpayers continues to grow. Instead, we favor a policy that provides a free enterprise solution to Medicaid, not growing taxpayer dependence on government healthcare. Lawmakers should spend their time reducing Medicaid and offering free market solutions by lowering regulation on the medical industry, not expanding socialist programs.