Comments Supporting HB 2761
Every Texan (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities) supports HB 2761 because it will help consumers to make an informed choice when they pick health
Stacey Pogue
March 22, 2021
Stacey Pogue
Stacey Pogue | Senior Policy Analyst
Stacey Pogue (she/her) joined Every Texan in 2008. She focuses on health policy issues. Before coming to Every Texan, she did health policy research with the Medicaid and CHIP Division of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Insurance. In 2010 and 2011, she was selected to serve as a funded Consumer Representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Pogue earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography, summa cum laude, from Texas A&M University in 1997 and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin in 2005.
Stacey's Recent Work
Consumer Protections Needed for Health Care Sharing Ministries
When David Martinez of Dallas switched jobs and needed to look for affordable health insurance, a broker steered him to a purported “health care sharing
Stacey Pogue
March 16, 2021
Testimony on HB 573: Consumer Protections Needed for Health Care Sharing Ministries
When David Martinez of Dallas switched jobs and needed to look for affordable health insurance, a broker steered him to a purported health care sharing
Stacey Pogue
March 8, 2021
UPDATE: State Leaders’ Fight to Take Health Care Away from Texans Goes to the Supreme Court
On November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the harmful Health Care Repeal Lawsuit, which would eliminate the entire Affordable Care
Stacey Pogue
November 9, 2020
No, the Texas Legislature did not protect Texans with preexisting health conditions last session. But it should.
Across party lines, the public strongly supports the multiple protections for people with preexisting conditions contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Supreme Court
Stacey Pogue
October 27, 2020
Testimony: Good and bad approaches for addressing health care costs in Texas
Texas Select Committee on Statewide Health Care Costs via email to Committee Clerks Samantha Durand at Samantha.Durand_HC@house.texas.gov and Brigitt Hartin at Brigitt.Hartin_HC@house.texas.gov RE: Information responsive
Stacey Pogue
October 1, 2020
Joint principles for a Texas 1332 waiver
Texas should develop and pursue a well-designed 1332 waiver to help make quality health care coverage more affordable and increase competition in our individual insurance
Stacey Pogue
September 24, 2020
Testimony: Way to Further Strengthen Texas’ Surprise Billing Protections
September 8, 2020 House Insurance Committee via email to Committee Clerk Sergio Cavazos at Sergio.Cavazos_HC@house.texas.gov Re: Interim Charge 1 – Monitoring SB 1264 Chairman Lucio,
Stacey Pogue
September 9, 2020
Testimony: ACA coverage and pre-existing condition protections at risk from Texas lawsuit
Texas House Committee on Insurance Via email to Committee Clerk Sergio Cavazos, Sergio.Cavazos_HC@house.texas.gov Dear Chairman Lucio and Members of the Committee: The undersigned consumer and
Stacey Pogue
September 8, 2020
Testimony: Removing barriers to enrollment in Health Texas Women
Texas House Appropriations Committee – Subcommittee on Article II via email Appropriations@house.texas.gov RE: Information responsive to Charge #2, Healthy Texas Women waiver Dear Chairwoman Davis
Stacey Pogue
September 8, 2020