@OttTempleISD @GregAbbott_TX Employers (including ISDs) can help play a huge role in lowering healthcare costs and putting patients back at the center of healthcare where they belong. Would love to discuss more. #txlege
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James Frank
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James Frank
@RepJamesFrank
Husband of amazing woman, father of 6 boys, imperfect Christ-follower, businessman & state legislator in the best state in the most amazing country on earth.
Wichita Falls, TX Katılım Ocak 2013
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@RepJamesFrank @GregAbbott_TX Representative Frank, I couldn’t agree more. I have watched healthcare increases completely eliminate the intent of HB2 school funding for staff. This has become a racket and needs to be exposed.
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Thankful that @GregAbbott_TX wants to address the ridiculously high prices being charged for healthcare in this state and country. It is time for state governments to create true competition in a market dominated by monopolies & regulatory capture. #txlege #patientsfirst
@LoisKolkhorst
Governor Hot Wheels@GovHotWheels_TX
Lower premiums. More access. More freedom. See Governor Abbott’s full plan to Keep Texas Affordable at the link in bio.
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Absolute gold.
“They will argue that government officials cannot be questioned because questioning them would undermine public trust.
They have it backwards.
It is secrecy that destroys trust, it is arrogance that destroys trust, it is censorship that destroys trust, and it is the refusal to admit error that destroys trust.”
#txlege
Independent Women@IWF
🚨 @SenRandPaul: “They will demand obedience. They will invoke science, ‘l am the science’ as though it were a commandment. They will argue that government officials cannot be questioned because questioning them would undermine public trust. They have it backwards. It is secrecy that destroys trust, it is arrogance that destroys trust, it is censorship that destroys trust, and it is the refusal to admit error that destroys trust. That loss of trust may be your most damaging legacy.”
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A critical distinction that many conservatives miss (including me at times).
People flourish when businesses compete for customers w/ higher quality & lower prices.
Businesses are the only winners with regulatory capture. #txlege #patientsfirst
Milton Friedman Quotes@MiltonFriedmanW
“You must distinguish sharply between being pro-free enterprise, which I am, and being pro-business, which I am not. Those are two different things.” — Milton Friedman
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James Frank retweetledi
Real price transparency is an outcome of competition, just as advertising is a byproduct of competition. Businesses don't advertise because they're legally obligated to. They advertise because they have something to gain. The goal shouldn't be to force hospitals to disclose prices. The goal should be to make them WANT to.
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Companies are legal fiduciaries of their employees healthcare dollars.
The ignorance that major companies and government entities have about the multiple ways their employees are getting financially fleeced is truly staggering. #txlege
Mark Cuban@mcuban
I’m trying to actually start and run companies that cut the cost of healthcare. CostPlusDrugs.com Costpluswellness.Com Business.CostPlusDrugs.com Manufacturing pediatric cancer and other drugs that are in short supply, in dallas. Talking to every politician, or group of politicians that wants to discuss HC Trying to explain to CEOs of self insured companies , that the big conglomerates they work with are not only screwing their company over, their ignorance about HC benefits is why HC is so expensive in this country. If they stopped doing business with the conglomerates, prices would drop for more than the 160m employees they cover. They would drop for everyone All day. Every. Day.
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James Frank retweetledi
Healthcare costs are too high, and Texans need a system that works better.
By giving patients better information, encouraging more options and expanding access to qualified providers, Texas can build a healthcare system that delivers better value for Texans. #txlege
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Conflicts of interest, hidden rebates and deciding which drug a patient gets. What could possibly go wrong?
#txlege #patientsfirst
Real Doc Speaks@realdocspeaks
@ginny_crisp PBMs should never develop the formulary, it is a conflict of interest. They should process claims for a flat fee and that is it!
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Obvious, but not talked about enough.
The person who pays $22k per year for coverage but can’t afford their $5k deductible is considered “covered”. ($22k inc employer).
The person who pays for care with the money they aren’t paying in premiums is “uncovered”. #txlege
Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA@DrDiGiorgio
This is so obvious. “Health insurance is not health care.” A card in your pocket does nothing if you can’t find a doctor who will treat you.
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This is how every socialist “experiment” ends. #txlege
Reuters@Reuters
Nicaragua's long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his wife reut.rs/4wSoC0o
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This is what leadership looks like. #txlege
Dustin Burrows@Burrows4TX
From now until Election Day, I’m hitting the road across Texas to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Republicans who will carry this state forward. This is a preview of some of our events for the next few weeks. The primary fights are behind us. What’s ahead is bigger than any one race: it’s about keeping Texas the state we’ve built it to be. That only happens if we show up united and support our nominees from the top of the ticket to the bottom. One party. One mission.
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James Frank retweetledi
100% false, and you won’t see the media say a thing because this elected official is on the right team. “Truth to power”, “democracy dies in darkness,” etc, etc., etc.
@TexasTribune @statesman @lmcgaughy @mollyhf @dallasnews
Joaquin Castro@JoaquinCastrotx
More than 100 of Governor Abbott’s buoys broke loose during deadly floods in Texas. Buoys with sharp razors are now causing damage to neighborhoods and have shut down a bridge that transports thousands of vehicles a day. Abbott’s “buoy border” was a reckless idea from the very start and border communities remain collateral damage.
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The socialism that Bernie Sanders peddles has been directly responsible for more human deaths and suffering than any form of government in world history. #txlege
Sen. Bernie Sanders@SenSanders
Sergey Brin is worth $276 billion. He could save healthcare for 3 million people. Instead, he’s spending $82 million against California’s 5% billionaire wealth tax. He’d rather see low-income Americans die & suffer than pay his fair share of taxes. That is a moral obscenity.
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Continued consolidation of physician practices is bad for:
1) Patients (prices rise dramatically) and
2) Physicians (autonomy goes down).
But at least big health systems, private equity firms and insurance companies (MLR) benefit.
This must stop. #txlege #patientsfirst
Texas Medical Association@texmed
TMA President Bradford Holland, MD, explains physicians’ frustration over the recently released 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which will result in another overall decrease in payment to physicians. If finalized, the cuts will further threaten physicians' practice viability. Read more: hubs.li/Q04pXnPc0
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Employers know they don’t truly pay HC costs - they pay employment costs.
Until employees recognize that it’s their money being wasted, employers will be hesitant to press on these issues that make them look “cheap”.
Employees wouldn’t spend their own $ this way.
#txlege #patientsfirst.
Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA@DrDiGiorgio
I always wonder why employers don’t do anything about things like this. They’re the ones paying the inflated costs. Do they simply lack the leverage? Wonder what @mcuban thinks.
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The Nordic Model is a social program - it is not Socialism.
The inability to understand the difference between social programs and socialism is the scariest part of today’s Democratic Party.
And the Crony Capitalism that is US healthcare is 100% the fault of the government - it’s not free enterprise at all.
#txlege
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@RepJamesFrank Yes, the suffering was incalculable when Bolsheviks & Nazis (aka: Natl. Socialist German Workers' Party) baited with socialism & switched to communism & fascism, respectively.
But the argument that our Crony Capitalism's superior to Nordic Model socialism is an uphill battle.
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Not true. Socialism works every time - for the leaders of socialism.
Sure, people will suffer enormously, but that’s a small price to pay for a politicians would want absolute power. #txlege
John Kennedy@SenJohnKennedy
Unless you were playing frisbee on the quad during history or economics class, you know socialism doesn’t work. The Hamas wing of the Democratic Party embraces it anyway. Good politics for Republicans. Deeply sad for America.
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@HicklandHillary The 13 people who watch CNBC agree with the list. The rest of the country didn’t get the message. #txlege
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That’s right, CNBC watchers! Stay away from Texas!
Leading Report@LeadingReport
10 worst states to live in for 2026, per CNBC: 1. Tennessee 2. Texas 3. Indiana 4. Louisiana 5. Georgia 6. Utah 7. Missouri 8. Alabama 9. Oklahoma 10.Arkansas
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@DutchRojas @mayes_middleton Largely agree, though there are still a precious few non-profit hospitals that have stayed true to their mission - though it’s far past time to separate the wheat from the chaff. #txlege #patientsfirst @TomOliverson
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The Texas legislature, more importantly the Texas AG’s office could do their job and begin to regulate the non profits.
Non-profit is just a tax status.
It means there are no shareholders.
It does not mean executives don’t get rich.
It does not mean that care is better.
It doesn’t even mean poor people receive free care.
It is just a grift on the taxpayers.
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The main “economy of scale” from mergers is that patients pay higher prices for the same services.
#txlege @mayes_middleton
Sally Pipes@sallypipes
DYK: Between 2010 and 2019, hospitals completed more than 1,500 mergers and acquisitions. Today, nearly half of metropolitan hospital markets are controlled by one or two systems. Less competition almost always means higher prices. detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…
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