Born and raised in Round Rock, Sandra, a 38-year-old mother of three and a full-time student at her local community college, signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
This op-ed was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle. Despite billions of federal dollars on the table, strong statewide public support and the ravages of COVID-19, Texas legislators have refused to expand Medicaid, the federal-state
AUSTIN — Today, Texas organizations in the Cover Texas Now coalition praised the US House of Representatives for proposing a permanent and comprehensive solution to close the health coverage gap
AUSTIN — In the latest push for Medicaid Expansion in the 12 straggling states, nearly 200 advocacy organizations, representing constituencies across the states that have not expanded Medicaid, sent a
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
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
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
On April 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the January 15 fast-track approval of a 10-year extension to Texas’ Medicaid 1115 Transformation waiver by the
Did you know? There are a lot of misunderstandings about Medicaid among the public and lawmakers in Texas. This includes misunderstandings about who the uninsured adults are who could gain
