In Texas, health advocates often find themselves playing defense to encourage leaders to preserve the state’s relatively frugal public service offerings while also pushing for more. That’s why a $300 ...

The agency that administers Medicaid in Texas has issued a $300 million call for help. We’re hoping the Texas Legislature hears and heeds the plea. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission says ...

State leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward the health insurance program. If Trump makes severe reductions, it’s unlikely leaders would have the political will to make up any lost federal ...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ application to extend Medicaid coverage for new ...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is proposing cuts to the reimbursement rates for certain services — like ...

Texas Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, filed a bill ahead of the 89th Legislative Session that would create the Medicaid expansion program, Live Well Texas. Similar efforts have failed in the past. For ...

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would prevent state Medicaid administrators from automatically renewing recipients without contacting them to make sure that they qualify for the ...