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Expanding Medicaid Would Insure 1M More Texans And Boost The State’s Economy. Why Are Some Lawmakers Still Against It?

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?

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1.6M Texans Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Because Of The Pandemic

Kim Johnson

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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…

Proposed Medicaid Rule Change Means Less Federal Money For Texas Hospitals

Alexandra Hart

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

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Texas Matters: Rodney Reed On Death Row, Rural Hospitals In Crisis And Student Loans

David Martin Davies

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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…

Republican lawmaker Allen Christensen is pushing a bill in the Utah Senate that would shrink the Medicaid expansion his state's voters approved. "They are not obligated to balance the budget," he argues. "We are."

Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking

Erik Neumann

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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.

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Texas Matters: Nursing Home Crisis, A Texas Bucket List and the Word of the Year

David Martin Davies

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

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Texas Matters: Exploring Medicaid Expansion & 'The Cedar Choppers'

David Martin Davies

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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…

Texas Wants To Set Its Own Rules For Federal Family Planning Funds

Wade Goodwyn

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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.

Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP.

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

Jessica Boddy

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Audie Cornish talks with health policy researcher Leighton Ku about the GOP proposal that would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work.

Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) filed a bill to require drug screening and testing for TANF applicants.

Medicaid in Texas Could Be Facing Cuts from Both Federal and State Lawmakers

Ashley Lopez

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Medicaid in Texas is facing possible cuts from both the state and federal governments. According to health care advocates, the Texas Senate is proposing...