On July 29, Federal Medicaid authorities notified Texas Medicaid that their waiver extension application was complete. That started a 30-day federal comment period for the general public and stakeholders to
Do you or someone in your family need health insurance? HealthCare.gov is open for enrollment right now, but only until August 15, so act fast. Insurance plans on HealthCare.Gov must
Every Texan appreciates the opportunity to submit comments in response to the proposed rules “Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and
Despite strong support among Texans in multiple polls, a bipartisan majority of Texas House members supporting a coverage expansion bill, and a $3.9 billion bonus for Texas authorized by Congress,
The first stage of the required public notice and comment process for the “Texas Healthcare Transformation Quality Improvement Program” Medicaid 1115 Waiver ended on Monday June 28, with the closing
Like most public interest groups, Every Texan strongly supports an extension of Texas’ Medicaid 1115 waiver, a funding agreement that makes payments to hospitals for care they provide to uninsured
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
Eight Texas patient and consumer advocacy organizations urge Texas lawmakers avoid creating unregulated health coverage that can discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. Creating “insurance-like” coverage that does not have
This op-ed was originally featured in the San Antonio Express-News. Confused about Texas Medicaid funding? Understandable. The April decision that Texas must “redo” the process to extend our Medicaid “1115 waiver” funding
Last Thursday, when the Texas House debated its version of the 2022-2023 budget, it considered hundreds of possible amendments. One we watched closely was Chairman Garnet Coleman’s amendment to increase
