Medicaid

Congressional Democrats have finally found a way to expand Medicaid in the dozen states that haven’t yet done so.

Advocates thought health care would be a top priority for the Legislature during a pandemic. For the most part it wasn't.

By expanding Medicaid, Texas would receive an increase of $5.4 billion in new federal funds annually. It also would provide health insurance to 1 million low-income Texans. What are the downsides to expanding this program?

Texas already had the nation's highest uninsured rate pre-pandemic and the gap is expected to widen much further in its wake. The outbreak leveled the…

From Texas Standard : Getting adequate health care in rural Texas can be a challenge. It might become even harder after the Trump administration's...

On Nov. 20, Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas.Reed was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old Stacey Stites in 1996 in…

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

The largest nursing home provider in Texas filed for bankruptcy. Senior Care Centers filed for Chapter 11 protection. The Dallas based company operates…

On this episode of "Texas Matters," this is one of 19 states to not expand Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act became law. Matthew Buettgens, lead…

In 2011, Texas gave up millions in federal Medicaid funding so it could exclude Planned Parenthood, which counts abortion among the procedures it provides, from its women's health program.