Medicaid "Unwinding" Data Show Persistent Delays for Families, Underuse of Data-Driven Renewals, and More

Texas ranks last in the use of data-driven “ex parte” Medicaid renewals.

Cover Texas NowFebruary 21, 2024Medicaid, State Policy

State Wrapping Up Removal of Texans from Medicaid, But New Data Show Persistent Roadblocks for Texas Families

Delays in Processing Medicaid Applications is a Top Concern Heading into the New Year

Cover Texas NowDecember 14, 2023State Policy, Medicaid, Children's Health

Census Bureau: Texas Has Worst Uninsured Rate in the US

There are several steps Texas policymakers can take to reduce the uninsured rate.

Cover Texas NowSeptember 18, 2023Texas Uninsured, Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Children's Health, Immigrants’ Health

New TX Data Shows Huge Delay for Medicaid Applications

Cover Texas NowSeptember 14, 2023Medicaid, Maternal Health, Children's Health, State Policy

Initial Data on Texans Removed from Medicaid Sets Off Alarm Bells

81% of disenrollments — representing over 400,000 Texans — were due to “procedural denials.”

Cover Texas NowJuly 20, 2023Medicaid, Children's Health, State Policy

TX Legislature Passes Moms’ Health Coverage, Fails on Medicaid Expansion and More

Cover Texas NowJune 1, 2023Medicaid Expansion, Maternal Health, Children's Health, State Policy

Groups Blast Legislature’s Failure to Pass Medicaid Expansion as Session Comes to an End

Cover Texas NowMay 26, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

New Poll Confirms Texans Support Medicaid Expansion, But Legislature Misses Key Deadline for Action

Cover Texas NowMay 8, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

Texas House Voted Down Medicaid Expansion — Take Action

See how your Representative voted.

Cover Texas NowApril 12, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Get Involved

Concerns About Bill to Replace HealthCare.Gov with a Texas-Run Marketplace

Testimony against HB 700

Cover Texas NowMarch 30, 2023ACA Enrollment, Affordable Care Act (ACA), State Policy

Texas Should Say Yes to Medicaid Expansion

What Medicaid expansion is, why Texas needs it, and options for the Legislature.

Cover Texas NowFebruary 24, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

New Deadline for Texans to Renew Medicaid Insurance After Congress Passes Funding Bill

Cover Texas NowJanuary 5, 2023Federal Policy, Medicaid, Children's Health, Maternal Health, State Policy

National Report: Texas Has Worst Uninsured Rate for Kids — But Pandemic-Era Medicaid Policy Helped

Texas Leaders Should Reduce Delays and Unintended Barriers in the State’s Medicaid Enrollment System

Cover Texas NowDecember 7, 2022Texas Uninsured, State Policy, Children's Health

Medicaid Expansion Bills Filed for the 2023 Legislative Session

This was the first week to file bills for the 2023 Texas legislative session.

Cover Texas NowNovember 16, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

Commentary: Mental health another reason to expand Medicaid

Op-ed by Anne Dunkelberg of Every Texan

Every TexanNovember 3, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

Feds Give Texas More Time to Prepare for End of Pandemic Public Health Emergency

Advocates Urge Texas Leaders to Avoid Knocking Eligible Kids off Health Coverage

Cover Texas NowOctober 14, 2022Medicaid, Children's Health, Federal Policy, State Policy

Report: "Medicaid Politics: Decades of Latino Health Injustice

New report from the Texas Latino Policy Symposium

Cover Texas NowApril 28, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Children's Health

New Data Show Texas Last in US in Health Coverage — But There Are Solutions

Neighboring states like New Mexico and Arkansas are doing far better than Texas.

Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act

ACA (Obamacare) is still in effect and the law of the land.

Every TexanJune 17, 2021Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA Enrollment, State Policy

Your Success, the Legislature’s Failure, and June Deadline to Support Health Coverage

You have until June 28th to send your comments to state health officials.

Cover Texas NowJune 4, 2021Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid 1115 Waiver, Get Involved, State Policy