Texas, Medicaid

State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system
That’s why a $300 million ask to lawmakers next year from the state’s notoriously tight-lipped social services agency — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission — to improve the agency’s complicated Medicaid application process has thrilled ...
Texas Agency Asks for $300 Million to Address Medicaid Backlog
If legislators approve the request, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission would also get $100 million from Washington to address huge Medicaid and food stamp application delays.
Texas agency wants $300 million to improve its neglected Medicaid enrollment system
Hundreds of thousands of Texans have been dropped from Medicaid rolls as the state failed to upgrade its sluggish systems.
Texas agency to ask for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Medicaid enrollment system
In Texas, health advocates often find themselves playing defense to encourage leaders to preserve the state’s relatively frugal public service offerings while also pushing for more.
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300M to fix 'significant neglect' in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for months to receive approval for benefits.
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for months to receive approval for benefits.
Texas agency to ask for $300M to fix ‘neglect' in Medicaid enrollment system
A plan to improve the Texas HHSC's complicated Medicaid application process has thrilled the state’s nonprofit policy groups.
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix Texas’ Medicaid enrollment
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for months to receive approval.
If Trump makes cuts to Medicaid, Texas officials could seize the opportunity to further slash the program
State leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward the health insurance program. If Trump makes severe reductions, it’s ...
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Texas Doctor Forced to Delete TikTok Helping Undocumented Immigrants Get Healthcare After Governor Threatens to Defund Children's Hospital
A Texas doctor was forced to delete their TikTok about getting undocumented immigrants healthcare after the governor ...
How the DACA ruling could impact health coverage in Texas, and beyond
The Biden administration expanded health coverage to Dreamers. But the new rule has been put on hold in 19 states including ...
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State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid system
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for ...
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Agency to ask lawmakers for $300M to fix ‘significant neglect’ in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system
That’s why a $300 million ask to lawmakers next year from the state’s social services agency — the Texas Health and Human ...
Republicans Move to Block Medicaid Funds for Gun Violence Prevention
Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyne's bill labels gun violence prevention programs a misuse of taxpayer funds to advance a gun control ...
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Federal judge blocks rule that would have given DACA recipients access to Affordable Care Act coverage
The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas ...
What will Trump presidency mean for families, kids? Here’s what Texas, national experts say
Early childhood and policy experts based in Texas and Washington D.C. say there’s a mixed bag of expectations of what’s to come. Strategies highlighted by the former Trump adm ...