Like many American’s confused about the health care reform bill, Texans are looking for answers. They want to know what health care reform in Texas will look like to them on a daily basis. They want to know whether cheap, affordable health care is an actual possibility or just empty political promises. The health care reform bill promises to lower the cost of health insurance for the millions inhabiting the great state of Texas while also extending affordable coverage to those who, on a daily basis, fear heading to the doctor for a preventable illness because of the tremendous out of pocket expenses.

The new Texas healthcare reform bill means significant change. Texas health insurance reform will help those self-employed, running a small business or the decision makers in large companies. Healthcare in Texas was a broken system but thanks to the health care reform bill urged by President Obama, BestHealthCareRates.com is proud to present the best information on health care reform in Texas.

• Health insurance exchanges would make medical insurance coverage affordable for the 6 million uninsured Texans and the 1.1 million with nongroup coverage.
  
  
• Premium tax credits would be available to 3.3 million Texans.
  
  
• Free preventative services would be provided to 2.8 million senior citizens.
  
  
• The Medicare Part D "doughnut hole" would be remedied, so that 493,000 senior citizens would be paying only half the cost of the brand name medications.
  
  
• The small business tax credit would allow 223,000 small businesses to benefit from lower group health insurance premiums. 73% of Texas's businesses are actually small businesses. In 2008, only 33% of them offered health coverage. A small business tax credit being proposed would help to ensure that health insurance premiums are affordable for 223,000 businesses. Employer responsibility provisions would also be eliminated