[cripplecreek]

We allocated an additional $4 billion to the Medicaid program, and more than $900 million to the Children’s Health Insurance Program. I urged legislators to pass a telemedicine pilot program that will enable, through technology, a sick border resident of limited financial means to receive care from a specialist hundreds of miles away. But the effort to combat disease and illness requires greater cooperative efforts between our two nations. It is a simple truth that disease knows no boundaries. An outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis, for example, endangers citizens of both our nations.

Legislation authored by border legislators Pat Haggerty and Eddie Lucio establishes an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance. This study recognizes that the Mexican and U.S. sides of the border compose one region, and we must address health care problems throughout that region. That’s why I am also excited that Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar is working on an initiative that could extend the benefits of telemedicine to individuals living on the Mexican side of the border.

Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks to the Border Summit

[mylife]

Nothing of the sort was passed and I don’t see where it is stated that this pilot program was going to make residents of Texas pay for residents of Mexico.

All that was being suggested is that we could share medical records across the border via technology.

[muawiyah]

Outstanding. Everybody here has seen that speech cited before ~ so the fellow denying Perry said it KNEW that Perry said it.

Muy interesante!

[mylife]

Legislation authored by border legislators Pat Haggerty and Eddie Lucio establishes an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance.

[Mariner]

Couldn’t be more clear than that.