“Texas removes thousands of children from Medicaid each month due to red tape, records show” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Katherine Edmundson didn’t know her 7-year-old son was off Medicaid until […]
Texas Cutting Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state is cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
Coleman-Zerwas not giving up on collecting bilions in federal money tied to Obamacare
TEXAS-Two key, state lawmakers from opposing parties, say they haven’t given up on creating a plan that would allow Texas to collect tens of billions of federal Medicaid dollars tied to the Affordable Care Act.
What Comprehensive Immigration Reform Means for Affordable Care Act
By Jude Joffe-Block, KJZZ News, for Fronteras PLAY AUDIO PHOENIX – About 48 million Americans lack medical insurance. That’s poised to change next year when expanded Medicaid and federal tax credits for insurance become available under the Affordable Care Act. But there’s a huge group left out: the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally […]
State Senate Finance Committee Briefed on Healthcare Programs
AUSTIN – Texas budget writers got a briefing on the state’s health care programs Wednesday. Many of the biggest questions focused on how the state can reduce fraud, and what to do about ever increasing health care costs.