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Written by CPPP Health and Wellness Intern Julia Von Alexander Currently there have been 49 recorded cases of people with Zika virus in Texas, almost all acquired from foreign travel. But experts believe that mosquitos carrying Zika will come to the Gulf Coast soon. While Texas has started a campaign telling people to protect themselves from mosquito […]
New Poll Confirms Texans Want State Leaders to Accept Medicaid Expansion Funding A new survey confirms that Texans believe their neighbors should have an affordable health insurance option. The Houston Chronicle and other media outlets recently reported that 63 percent of Texans agree with the Texas business groups, doctors, faith leaders, and others who want state leaders […]
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 […]
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court’s left it up to states to decide whether or not to accept Medicaid expansion funding from the federal government. Most states have accepted the funding, which was designed to provide an insurance option for construction workers, child care providers, and other workers with incomes between $4,000 and $24,000 per […]
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. […]
This commentary originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. When it comes to making our state healthier, a new report shows that we really can make progress when we roll up our sleeves and get to work – and that we still have more work to do here in Texas. Our state has made progress ensuring that […]
On Tuesday, the Texas Legislature will finish its 2015 session without accepting – or seriously discussing – federal funding to expand access to health coverage for child care workers, cooks, construction workers, and others who don’t receive insurance from their employers. Heading into the session, chambers of commerce, doctors, and a long list of Texans […]
In a phone call to the state’s Health and Human Services Commission last week, the federal government told Texas that its decision on continuing the “uncompensated care” portion of the 1115 Medicaid waiver will take into account whether the state accepts new Medicaid funds. The Center for Public Policy Priorities has released a helpful fact sheet on the Texas […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Peter Clark, 512-417-9262 April 15, 2015 Austin - Today Texas Senators voted down an amendment by Senator Rodney Ellis to accept Medicaid expansion funds from the federal government. The Medicaid funding is intended to cover approximately one million low-wage workers who currently have no health insurance options and replace the phased […]
In recent weeks we’ve seen numerous reports of Texas hospitals closing down or cutting back, largely because state leaders have not accepted the new Medicaid funding. Along with expanding access to insurance for cooks, day care teachers, and other low-wage workers who don’t get coverage from their employers, the Medicaid funding that the Legislature has […]
