The Children’s Health Coverage Coalition (CHCC) was formed in 1998 (as the Texas CHIP Coalition) to work for the establishment of a strong Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Texas.
This blog was co-authored by Every Texan Chief Executive Officer Marisa Bono and Legislative & Policy Director Luis Figueroa. With the legislative session over, we’re working on taking stock of
Every Texan will submit comments on SB 1138 by Hughes. There is concern that the bill misconstrues the fundamental purposes of the programs which it directs the Legislative Budget Board
To: Subcommittee Chair Giovanni Capriglione and members of the Subcommittee Date: March 1, 2021 Re: Article II appropriations for 2022-2023 From: Every Texan (formerly CPPP), Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director Every
To: Honorable Chair Jane Nelson and members of the Senate Finance Committee Re: SB 1 Article II appropriations for 2022-2023 From: Every Texan (formerly CPPP), Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director Every
The need for programs administered by Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC), such as Medicaid, CHIP and SNAP, has grown substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic as household incomes drop and
For health and economy to recover from COVID-19, long-overdue state action to address Texas’ uninsured problem is needed more than ever Texas continues to have dangerously high levels of uninsured
The state budget tells us what our leaders have decided are the priorities for Texas. Following changes in the budget closely can reveal shifting focus points, though much remains the
