Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion

By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law. Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican, notified the Obama administration last summer that his state would not expand Medicaid, and he reiterated his opposition at an April press conference at which he called expansion “foolish. …