When Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 12 into law in May 2023, Texas became the 41st state to extend postpartum Medicaid to 12 months. It was a victory years in the making, after several sessions of advocacy from health care providers, maternal health experts and moms themselves.
Legislators allowed doulas and community health workers to bill Medicaid last session. They’re hoping it’s just the beginning.
Property tax relief rounds out some of the top issues Texans would like to see the Legislature focus budget surplus money on.
The White House budget office has ordered a sweeping pause on all federal grants, loans and financial assistance not directly provided to individuals.
Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for eligible low-income individuals and families in Texas. However, eligibility is largely determined by your income and specific circumstance
Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.
After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported Friday that the data of more than 61,000 residents has been exposed in an incident.
Donald Trump is back in the White House and Medicaid is in the spotlight. With a nearly $900 billion price tag, the program that serves 79 million low-income or disabled Americans is now a major target for cuts.
The Helper Bees plans to use the third round of funding to expand into managed Medicaid and for payment innovation.
Healthcare fraud enforcement continues to be a top priority for federal authorities, with Stark Law violations remaining under particular
Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and continue the state’s border crackdown,