All Entries in the "Insurance Reform" Category
Protecting Consumers, Protecting Pocketbooks
A Comprehensive Insurance Reform Plan
Gilbert Proposes Bold, Comprehensive Insurance Reform Plan
“Insurance companies are putting the squeeze on Texans. We need bold, common sense reforms.”
Gilbert Says Perry’s Continued Claims Show He Is Out Of Touch With Texas
Gilbert: If Rick Perry’s Economy Was America’s Blueprint, We’d Be A Third-World Country
Gilbert Campaign Criticizes Schieffer’s Lackadaisical Attitude On Healthcare Reform
Says Shieffer’s Remarks In State’s Poorest Region Shows How Out Of Touch He Is
TYLER—Democrat Hank Gilbert’s gubernatorial campaign Thursday afternoon warned Democratic Primary voters to carefully parse phrases used by gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer of Fort Worth concerning healthcare reform when considering who to vote for in the March Democratic Primary.
Schieffer, an intimate of former [...]
Hank Gilbert Running for Governor
Forty-nine year old East Texas Rancher and former teacher Hank Gilbert has kicked off his Democratic race for Governor.
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FACT SHEET: Status Quo Isn’t An Option For Health Insurance In Texas
The number of uninsured Texans has increased from 4.9 million in 2001 to 6.1 million in 2008. The percent of non-elderly adults with out insurance rose from 27.8 percent to 32.1 percent. This number only considers people who are uninsured for an entire year and doesn’t include many Texans who have lost their health coverage [...]
Gilbert: Texans Being Failed By Their Governor
“Health insurance has become so expensive in Texas that more than 300,000 households considered ‘high-income’ households can’t even afford to pay the premiums….”
Statement Of Hank Gilbert Following The President’s Healthcare Address
TYLER—Hank Gilbert (D-Whitehouse), a candidate for Texas Governor, issued the following statement at the conclusion of the President’s healthcare address tonight:
“Texas has a higher percentage of its citizens living without health insurance than any other state in the nation. Instead of working constructively to do something about this problem, Governor Perry and Senator Hutchison behave like [...]
Insurance Reform
With almost 6 million Texans uninsured, the pressure on our hospitals is causing severe strain on our counties which in turn causes more and more of our property tax dollars to be diverted from building and maintaining infrastructure. Because of partisan politics and rhetoric, we have created one of the most inefficient health care systems [...]
