Hospitals seek a Texas Way to expand Medicaid

Expanding Medicaid may be anathema to Texas political leaders. For hospitals, though, it would be a godsend.

Baylor University Medical Center lost $172.8 million on uncompensated care last year.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas reported uncompensated care of $86.5 million. Methodist Dallas Medical Center reported $154.7 million.

And Parkland Health and Hospital System reported $1.488 billion of uncompensated care. […]

The Texas Hospital Association is trying to remedy that, at least in part. It wants to coax Governor-elect Greg Abbott and the Legislature to use federal funds available through the Affordable Care Act to expand Medicaid with a private insurance model.

Story's in The Dallas News.