Texas House Voted Down Medicaid Expansion — Take Action

See how your Representative voted.

Cover Texas NowApril 12, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Get Involved

Concerns About Bill to Replace HealthCare.Gov with a Texas-Run Marketplace

Testimony against HB 700

Cover Texas NowMarch 30, 2023ACA Enrollment, Affordable Care Act (ACA), State Policy

Texas Should Say Yes to Medicaid Expansion

What Medicaid expansion is, why Texas needs it, and options for the Legislature.

Cover Texas NowFebruary 24, 2023Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

New Deadline for Texans to Renew Medicaid Insurance After Congress Passes Funding Bill

Cover Texas NowJanuary 5, 2023Federal Policy, Medicaid, Children's Health, Maternal Health, State Policy

National Report: Texas Has Worst Uninsured Rate for Kids — But Pandemic-Era Medicaid Policy Helped

Texas Leaders Should Reduce Delays and Unintended Barriers in the State’s Medicaid Enrollment System

Cover Texas NowDecember 7, 2022Texas Uninsured, State Policy, Children's Health

Medicaid Expansion Bills Filed for the 2023 Legislative Session

This was the first week to file bills for the 2023 Texas legislative session.

Cover Texas NowNovember 16, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

Commentary: Mental health another reason to expand Medicaid

Op-ed by Anne Dunkelberg of Every Texan

Every TexanNovember 3, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

Feds Give Texas More Time to Prepare for End of Pandemic Public Health Emergency

Advocates Urge Texas Leaders to Avoid Knocking Eligible Kids off Health Coverage

Cover Texas NowOctober 14, 2022Medicaid, Children's Health, Federal Policy, State Policy

Report: "Medicaid Politics: Decades of Latino Health Injustice

New report from the Texas Latino Policy Symposium

Cover Texas NowApril 28, 2022Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Children's Health

New Data Show Texas Last in US in Health Coverage — But There Are Solutions

Neighboring states like New Mexico and Arkansas are doing far better than Texas.

Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act

ACA (Obamacare) is still in effect and the law of the land.

Every TexanJune 17, 2021Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA Enrollment, State Policy

Your Success, the Legislature’s Failure, and June Deadline to Support Health Coverage

You have until June 28th to send your comments to state health officials.

Cover Texas NowJune 4, 2021Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid 1115 Waiver, Get Involved, State Policy

Texans Call for Medicaid Expansion at State Hearing in Dallas

It's the first of two in-person hearings on the state's Medicaid waiver request.

Groups Respond to Legislature’s Failure to Deliver Health Coverage to 1.4 Million Texans

“State leaders are clearly out of touch with Texans and the challenges we face.”

Cover Texas NowMay 31, 2021Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Medicaid 1115 Waiver

TX Senate Votes Against Health Coverage as the Clock Ticks for Other Health Bills in the Senate

There's still time for the health bills in the Senate, but the clock is ticking.

Texas House Votes Down Health Coverage

See how your Rep. voted and tell them what you think.

Cover Texas NowApril 27, 2021Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Get Involved

Feds Tell Texas to Reapply for Hospital Funds Under Medicaid Waiver

Texas did not follow the rules or offer a plan to increase health coverage.

Cover Texas NowApril 21, 2021Medicaid 1115 Waiver, Medicaid Expansion, State Policy, Federal Policy

188 TX Groups Urge State Leaders to Expand Health Coverage

The letter calls for accepting billions of federal dollars to cover low-wage workers through a Texas plan.

Cover Texas NowApril 20, 2021Medicaid Expansion, State Policy

TX Speaker Prioritizes Health Care Bills — Minus Medicaid Expansion

The Texas House plan includes the health coverage bills for moms and kids.

Cover Texas NowApril 8, 2021Medicaid Expansion, Children's Health, Maternal Health, State Policy

Top 8 TX Chambers of Commerce Call for Health Coverage Solution

"Metro 8" urges Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker to take action to reduce uninsured rate.

Cover Texas NowApril 6, 2021Medicaid Expansion, State Policy