Budget decision puts off Medicaid problem to 2013
CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas A deal reached on how to pay for Texas’ health and human services programs puts off paying the bill to 2013. In a deal reached this week, a conference committee made up of House and Senate lawmakers decided not to fund the expected growth in Medicaid. Budget experts warned that could mean a $4.8 billion deficit when the Legislature meets again in …