Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texas’ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review. Sign up for The Brief ...

Texas is among a dozen states that have also declined to expand broader Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act to additional people with low incomes, leaving it with some of the strictest ...

At least 812,000 Texas children have lost health care coverage in the last seven months following the end of pandemic-era continuous Medicaid renewals, according to the latest data from KFF.

Dental benefits for adults in Medicaid are a frequent target for budget cuts; state budget shortfalls could make cuts more ...

But in Texas, which had the highest uninsured rate of any state in 2021, the Medicaid program is far more restrictive. Many of those with coverage are children, pregnant women or people with ...

That continuous Medicaid coverage ended on March 31. In Texas, the end to continuous coverage means that the state has to reverify that 2.7 million women and children still qualify for Medicaid to ...

Medicaid covers about half of all births in Texas. During pregnancy, many rely on that Medicaid coverage to get access to everything they need — from doctor's appointments to prenatal vitamins.

When that agreement ended last year, Texas moved swiftly, kicking off more people faster than any other state. Officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more ...

In states where the Medicaid expansion has been adopted, coverage is available to all adults with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level. For a family of three, that means an income of ...