Texas’s Immediate Benefits From the Healthcare Reforms

Let’s have a quick peep into the healthcare reforms and what immediate benefits it bring to the Texans:

1. All 2.8 million of Medicare enrollees in Texas will get preventive services, like colorectal cancer screenings, mammograms, and an annual wellness visit without copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles.

2. Texas has $493 million federal dollars available starting July 1 to provide coverage for uninsured residents with pre-existing medical conditions. This project is entirely funded by the Federal government.

3. 293,000 small businesses in Texas may be eligible for the new small business tax credit.

4. Texas, for the first time, has the option of Federal Medicaid funding for coverage for all low-income populations, irrespective of age, disability, or family status.

5. Beginning October 1, 2010, 318 Community Health Centers will help nearly double the number of patients seen by the centers over the next five years by increased funding.

Now, it is clear that there are loads of benefits coming from the implementation of this law, though it enforces on the consumers to buy health insurance or face penalties. The nature of reforms is bit intrusive, but it certainly has its own advantages and benefits.