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Reuters5:01 p.m. CDT, July 9, 2012
* Perry joins five other governors in objecting* Says won't be party to 'socializing healthcare'
* A quarter of Texas residents have no health insuranceBy Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry said
on Monday Texas will not implement an expansion of the Medicaid
program or create a health insurance exchange, placing the state
with the highest percentage of people without insurance outside
key parts of President Barack Obama's signature law.
The announcement makes Texas the most populous state that
has rejected the provisions. Some 6.2 million people are without
health insurance in Texas, or 24.6 percent of the state
population, the highest percentage in the nation. California has
more people without insurance but a lower percentage.
Perry joined fellow Republican governors of Florida, South
Carolina, Wisconsin, Mississippi and Louisiana in rejecting the
two provisions of the law, according to americanhealthline.com.
They hope that November elections will result in Republicans
winning the White House and enough seats in Congress to repeal
