news Education Can Texas chip away at its child care waitlist? About 90,000 children are waiting for spots in child care, limiting parents' ability to work, advocates say.

News Texas judge halts $116 billion Medicaid proposal that could affect 1.8 million The ruling blocks the state health agency from finalizing a new set of contracts on coverage for low-income Texans.

Driscoll Health CEO Craig Smith recently noted that it has been part of the state program for two decades and the loss will affect 190,000 Medicaid STAR and CHIP members in South Texas.

Nearly 400,000 Texas children from low- and middle-income families use the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to pay for regular doctor visits, vaccines and dental care.

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But the federal government announced on Dec. 15 they’d fork over $136 million to continue funding CHIP in Texas until February, while Congress tries to figure out a long-term solution.

The bottom line: During the next two fiscal years, Texas is set to spend roughly $200 per child per month through the CHIP program.

During the next two fiscal years, Texas is set to spend roughly $200 per child per month through the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Insurance coverage for more than 400,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Gov. Rick Perry ’s spokeswoman, Allison Castle, said the governor does not support expanding CHIP’s eligibility standards because of the higher income families who would be covered.