Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 16, 1977 Page: 3 of 22
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Four Southeast Texans
have been named to a study
group that will evaluate the
state’s Medicaid program.
The task force, which is
chaired by W Marvin
Watson of Daingerfield,
former Postmaster General
of the U.S.. is made up of
prominent Texans from
throughout the state.
The four Southeast Texans
are George 0. Hudspeth of
Beaumont, a businessman
and former member of the
South Hark Independent
School District board of
trustees; Roy Jenkins of
Orange, former Orange
mayor pro tern: Mayor
Bemis Sadler of Port Arthur
and H. J Shands of Lufkin, a
banker and civic leader.
Watson and Jamie
Clements . of Temple,
chairman of the State Board
of Public Welfare, an-
nounced the appointments on
the group.
The task force will study
the program and make
recommendations to the
Welfare Board as to whether
Medicaid can continue to
operate at present elevated
cost levels and also remain
within the constraints of
recently-lowered federal
financial participation and
apparent legislative intent to
hold the line on state ex-
penditures.
According to DPW
spokesmen, there are 680,000
Texans eligible for Medicaid
which is administered by the
State Department of Public
Welfare. The program
provides health care for low-
income fexans. most of
them aged, blind and
disabled, or dependent
children deprived of
parental support.
DPW has budgeted $754
million for medical services
for the current fiscal year,
officials said.
The first meeting of the
task force for evaluation of
Medicaid in Texas will be
Jan. 13-14 in the state capitol
in Austin. Members of the
study group later will visit
sites where Medicaid ser-
vices are dispensed. The
scope of Medicaid makes
DPW the large* provider of
health services in Texas,
Gov. Dolph Briscoe, whose
wife, Janey. will serve on the
task force, will address the
opening session of the group
on Jan. 13.
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clude U. Gov. BUI Hobby
and Speaker of the House
Bill Clayton, both of whom
have Supported the
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will report to the
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Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 16, 1977, newspaper, January 16, 1977; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781492/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.