Texas Well and Healthy

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 […]

You can also find this blog post here, or download a fact sheet. Between 750,000 and 1 million uninsured adult Texans are in the Coverage Gap, meaning they have no affordable health insurance options today, but they would be covered if our state accepted new federal health care funds that are available for their coverage. […]

Welcome to our Countdown to Coverage 2016 blog series. Over the next several weeks we’ll provide the information consumers need to make the best health insurance choices for themselves and their families. Next month marks the beginning of the third open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace. This year’s open enrollment dates are a little different […]

News out this week provides more evidence that, with coverage, children do better. They have access to care, get timely and appropriate treatment and shield their families from financial distress. When children’s parents also have coverage, research shows these benefits are reinforced and strengthened. That’s why the new health insurance marketplaces available to all Texans are so important. Children’s and families’ long-term health and success […]

If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, plan to become one, or work for one, there are 2 webinars (online presentations) coming up on March 12 and March 15 that WILL benefit you and your business. The Texas Well and Healthy Campaign has partnered with the Small Business Majority to make these presentations available. […]

As back-to-school time approaches, life can get pretty busy. Keeping up with the news becomes not the highest priority for some. We’re here to help. Below are some current-event tidbits to know about, all of it good news from the past couple of weeks. Your birth control may now be free. As of August 1, […]

Dear Cheasty, This is an interesting time to talk about non-profits given the economic collapse and the health care reform act. Would you be able to write a few paragraphs regarding the impact of healthcare reform, the rising costs and the challenges non-profits may feel with regard to offering benefits to their employees? Thank you, […]

Dear Texas, Usually in this column, you ask me questions about health care and I answer them. This week, however, is different. This week is BIG. So big, in fact, that I’m going to switch things up a little bit and I am going to ask you a question. Are you ready for it? OK, here […]

Dear Cheasty, I’m confused about the contraception regulation controversy that exploded in the news last week. I was under the impression that women already have access to birth control through their insurers. Is anything going to change with the compromise they reached on Friday? Thanks, Confused about Contraception Dear Confused, Join the club, friend. Last […]

Dear Cheasty, Hello. I work for a small company and one of my co-workers just told me that this year our insurance premiums are being reduced. I asked some more questions and he told me that our entire office might even get a refund check in the mail from the insurance company this year. I […]