Texas Republicans rarely talk about their opposition to Medicaid expansion these days, but a 32-year-old think tank—the Texas Public Policy Foundation—proudly promotes their position any ...

Texas Republicans have opposed Medicaid expansion for years. Back in 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott said “Medicaid expansion is wrong for Texas,” writing in a news release that the program is ...

Bottom line: Federal health reforms will have a tremendous impact on the state budget, Medicaid and the state’s primary care network, regardless of the expansion. Although Texas would need to ...

Health & Medicine Texas Refuses to Expand Medicaid. Here’s What We’re Missing Out On. These benefits could be ours, if the Lege would just help insure a million more Texans.

Medicaid expansion, encouraged by the Affordable Care Act, has helped reduce the percentage of uninsured, lowering it from 17.8% in 2010 to 10.9% by 2019. But supply didn’t rise to meet the ...

If Texas accepted Medicaid expansion, though, then all low-income women would be covered regardless of the need to become pregnant or the 60-day cutoff afterward.

Medicaid provides a crucial healthcare safety net for those rural residents most in... What Medicaid expansion means in Texas San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

After resisting for 14 years, Texas lawmakers are considering Medicaid expansion under the proposed bills SB 637 and HB 2939. Texas is one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid. The Affordable ...