How We Talk About Hunger
By Jonathan Lewis You may have heard murmurs of a recent report released by the USDA. This report addresses what is called “food security.” If you’re not familiar with the
Every Texan
September 24, 2012
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New Uninsured Numbers for Texas Children Show Slight Improvement
By Anne Dunkelberg Right after the new Current Population Survey data on the uninsured in Texas and the nation 2011 came out, I took an dive into numbers and was
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September 12, 2012
Family Planning Is Vital for Women’s Health
By Stacey Pogue In a standing-room-only auditorium, CPPP staff shared testimony last week on proposed rules that would dramatically reduce access to services in the Texas Medicaid Women’s Health Program. Texas
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September 10, 2012
OP-ED: The Darker Side of Texas’ Job Market
By Don Baylor & Leslie Helmcamp This Labor Day we hear that the Texas unemployment rate has remained below the national average. We also hear that Texas has added new jobs
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September 4, 2012
New Study Estimates the Impact the Affordable Care Act Will Have on Texas Counties
By Kevin C. Moriarty The fervor the U.S. Supreme Court decision over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this summer caused is understandable given how drastically the law is expected to
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September 2, 2012
Ask Cheasty: How Do Employers Figure Out Obligations to Insure Employees?
Dear Cheasty, I’ve heard about the Affordable Care Act and how small businesses don’t have to provide insurance, but large employers do have to, or they’ll pay a penalty. I
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August 28, 2012
OpportunityTexas Connects with the Texas College Access Network
Our guest blogger this month is Alejandra Barbosa, the Operations and Program Manager at Educate Texas. She coordinates the Texas College Access Network initiatives in San Antonio and north Texas.
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August 20, 2012
Eliminating America’s Playbook
By Frances Deviney, Ph.D., Texas KIDS COUNT Director Football is a longstanding tradition in Texas, with high expectations for rigor, skill, and success. But what if I told you that
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August 15, 2012
A Sneak Peek of Our Video Project
We are really excited to work with some amazing Texas families and Alpheus Media on a new video project highlighting what it really takes to get by, and get ahead,
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August 15, 2012
OP-ED: Why Texans Need More Medicaid
Cheasty Anderson, our health care outreach coordinator, co-authored this piece with our Texas Well and Healthy colleagues for the Austin-American Statesman. The piece ran on Sunday, Aug. 4. Why Texans
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August 5, 2012
Turning a “D” Into an “A” at Texas Colleges and Universities
Texas’ colleges and universities just received their report cards and the grades are mixed. While Texas leads much of the country on transparency and accountability, our two-year institutions made low
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July 13, 2012
Ask Cheasty: Will All Contraception Be Free on Aug 1?
Dear Cheasty, Under the ACA, will the August 1 no-copay rule for contraception apply to EXISTING health plans or just new ones? And do you know if IUDs will be
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July 13, 2012