Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of Texas families by providing access to health care coverage for low-income pregnant women, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Federal and state lawmakers are attacking these benefits to make up for planned tax cuts for wealthy people and corporations. Click below to read our Data Brief exploring the current state of Medicaid in Texas and recent changes due to Medicaid “unwinding,” a cleaning-up of post-COVID-19 pandemic Medicaid rosters that cost millions of Texans their coverage since April 2023. We also share the most detailed view of unwinding data by county, including breakdowns by race, ethnicity, age, and type of coverage.
