Tag Archives: Medicaid expansion
Experts: Texas Must Tackle Racial Disparities in Prenatal Outcomes, Premature Births
Texas' premature birth rate is higher than the national average, and pregnant women of color are less likely to access prenatal care than are white women....Read More
Despite Progress, Texas Leads in Uninsured Hispanic Kids
The number of uninsured Hispanic children in Texas is dropping after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but the state is still tied with Georgia for...Read More
Texas Needs a Nonviolent Revolution at the Polls
What can one person who cares about others do when our dangerously pivotal Texas needs a nonviolent revolution? Something? Anything?...Read More
Insurgent Medicine
Physicians hope to revolutionize health care in the Valley with a simple prescription — access.
If community outreach and primary care for the uninsured save lives and money, why aren’t we doing more of it in places like the Valley? The answer lies partl...Read More
UPDATED: Cuts Threaten Therapy Services for Disabled Texas Kids
Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a budget rider directing the Health and Human Services Commission to find ways to save on Medicaid therapy costs. The ...Read More
Wendy Davis Needs to Be a Hero Again
Wendy Davis' campaign has been largely reactive, keying off Greg Abbott’s mistakes rather than articulating a vision for Texas. ...Read More
Texas Media Underreports the Costs of Refusing Medicaid Expansion
Millions of Texas’ poor people remain uninsured, and their stories go largely underreported. ...Read More
Q&A with Rep. John Zerwas on Lege Failure to Pass Healthcare Expansion
Medicaid expansion isn’t just about money; it’s also about lives....Read More
The Clock is Ticking for Texas on Medicaid Expansion
Back in 2010 Governor Rick Perry compared the passage of the Affordable Care Act—aka Obamacare— to something like Godzilla crushing the Statue of Liberty. â...Read More