tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post4228777060949709839..comments2023-09-27T05:07:57.139-04:00Comments on The Dismal Political Economist: Another Conservative Position Exposed as Myth – Tort Reform and Limiting Malpractice Awards Has Not Brought More Physicians to TexasDavid Ricardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733100135827552933noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-33212370896542256782011-12-24T12:09:43.888-05:002011-12-24T12:09:43.888-05:00Houston,
We have a problem...
From: Texas On the...Houston, <br />We have a problem...<br /><br />From: Texas On the Brink<br />http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink/<br /><br /> "In Texas today, the American dream is distant. Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured children in the nation. Texas is dead last in the percentage of residents with their high school diploma and near last in SAT scores. Texas has America’s dirtiest air. If we do not change course, for the first time in our history, the Texas generation of tomorrow will be less prosperous than the generation of today."<br /><br />Health Care<br /><br />(50th=Lowest, 1st=Highest)<br /><br />• Percent of Population Uninsured 1st<br />• Percent of Non-Elderly Uninsured 1st<br />• Percent of Low Income Population Covered<br /> by Medicaid 49th<br />• Percent of Population with<br /> Employer-Based Health Insurance 48th<br />• Total State Government Health Expenditures<br /> as Percent of the Gross State Product 43rd<br />• Per Capita State Spending on Mental Health 50th<br />• Per Capita State Spending on Medicaid 49th<br />• Percent of Population Physically Active 36th<br />• Health Care Expenditures per Capita 44th<br />• Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population 27th<br /><br />Health Professionals per Capita:<br />• Physicians 42nd<br />• Dentists 39th<br />• Registered Nurses 44th<br /><br /><br />But, we all know the facts have a liberal bias.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790574845701761554noreply@blogger.com