Tagged - Anne Dunkelberg
We get a lot of “numbers” questions: about uninsured Texans, and Texas Medicaid, and about how many could get covered if our state accepted federal dollars allocated to cover our low-income adults. One challenge is that the numbers keep changing over time. This blog post launches our latest updated estimates of the number of uninsured […]
The costs of Texas’ inaction—not moving ahead with a plan for health care coverage and accepting federal Medicaid Expansion funds available to our state—are mounting with the passage of time. Experts estimate Texas is currently losing around $6 billion a year in federal dollars for health care because we have not closed our Texas Coverage Gap. On top […]
This commentary originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Texas could bring home $7 billion annually in federal dollars and cover more than a million uninsured U.S. adults today. Instead, Texans are stuck in the health care “coverage gap” — lacking the uninsured’s access to health insurance because they earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but […]
With Affordable Care Act in place, now it’s time for Texas to expand Medicaid AUSTIN, Texas – Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in King v. Burwell, protecting the rights of consumers in all states – including those like Texas that did not set up their own health insurance marketplaces – to receive tax credits […]
It was my colleague Stacey Pogue’s great idea first to get trained as Certified Application Counselors (CACs) under the oversight of a US Department of HHS-approved entity. What better way to contribute to the effort of getting Texans covered, and at the same time really find out how the new system works? Foundation Communities, a […]
Today’s opening of the new Health Insurance Marketplace is kind of a big deal–for health care access, for Texas, for the nation, and for CPPP. Many of you know that the Center was founded in 1985 by the Benedictine Sisters of Boerne with a mission to improve health care access for “poor and disenfranchised Texans.” […]
This week’s Census release shows that Texas still has the highest rate of uninsured in the United States, at 24.6 percent, or 6.4 million, reaffirming the need for affordable health coverage for all Texans. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, in 2014, uninsured Texans above the poverty line (e.g. $23,550 for a family of four) […]
Millions of Texans rely on Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) for their health care coverage. Unfortunately, the 2014-15 state budget fails to undo the deepest cuts made to these vital services in 2011 and is marked by both new and ongoing austerity measures. Our state’s inability to pay frontline health care workers a […]
Friday, March 8 was was a double-feature for Capitol watchers and health care fans, but the policy in the spotlight will touch every Texan. Act I: House Hearing on Medicaid Expansion Chairman Pitts of the House Appropriations committee devoted three hours to invited testimony on Medicaid expansion and Texas. Legislative Budget Board (LBB) staff laid out […]
Wondering what health advocates are up to now that the legislative session is underway? Join our next health care action call to learn more. The topic will be “A Health Care Agenda for the 2013 Texas Legislature.” This call takes place on Friday, February 1, from noon - 1:00 P.M. Speakers include Anne Dunkelberg and Cheasty Anderson (photo […]
