claim: says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of texas spent more through medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.
author: lois kolkhorst
evidence_1: jan 11, 2013 ... a new study by the pew center on the states gave texas a d for its pediatric ...  says the state of texas spent more medicaid money on orthodontia for ... that  texas spent more than all the other states combined on medicaid-backed ... and  the like -- “according to many, many reports and even our own data.".
evidence_2: says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of texas  spent more through medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.
evidence_3: jan 14, 2013 ... harris' claim has created its own echo chamber. ... that the state of texas spent  more than all 49” other “states combined, according to many, many reports and  even our own data. ... of stories about unnecessary medicaid-funded orthodontics  performed in texas. ... p.s.: do i have an ax to grind with harris?
evidence_4: says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of texas  spent more through medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.
evidence_5: apr 25, 2012 ... case study #3: medicaid fraud in dental services in texas . ... states lack  adequate incentives to combat fraud and abuse in their .... program spent more  on orthodontics, particularly braces, than all 49 remaining states combined. 5 ....  noted that the state data “has not captured many data elements that can ...