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This year, Texas lawmakers zeroed in on existing health care programs, leaving bolder measures by the wayside

by Stephen Simpson, Eleanor Klibanoff and Karen Brooks Harper June 8, 2023

Pregnant moms on Medicaid will get health care coverage for a year, patients will get more detailed billing and nurses will get help with school loans. But efforts failed to gain steam for legalizing fentanyl test strips, increasing the pool of mental health professionals who accept Medicaid and expanding Medicaid benefits to more Texans. Full Story

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Texas Legislature passes bill to offer new moms a year of Medicaid coverage

by Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: May 28, 2023

The Texas House and Senate voted for the proposal, capping a yearslong effort to extend coverage for low-income moms. Medicaid covers half of all births in Texas, and coverage currently expires after two months. Full Story

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Texas Senate OKs extending postpartum Medicaid — with an anti-abortion amendment

by Eleanor Klibanoff May 21, 2023

New moms will be able to keep their health insurance for a full year under a proposal the Senate passed Sunday. A last-minute anti-abortion amendment means the bill will go back to the House. Full Story

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Texans would get one year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth under bill advanced by Senate committee

by Eleanor Klibanoff May 18, 2023

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates have thrown their support behind extending Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth. The full Senate will now have the opportunity to consider the bill, which has already passed the House. Full Story

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Texas House moves to expand Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after childbirth

by Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: April 21, 2023

New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage. Full Story

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Pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Here’s what that means for people using Medicaid health benefits.

by María Méndez Updated: May 1, 2023

Texas is reviewing the eligibility of people on Medicaid health plans or Healthy Texas Women now that pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Here’s what that means, how to renew your health coverage or find other options if you no longer qualify. Full Story

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“I love my babies. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy”: One mother’s struggle to survive in pro-life Texas

by Eleanor Klibanoff and Jinitzail Hernández March 9, 2023

Pregnancy forced Destiny Williams to quit her job. She almost died during childbirth. Now with a newborn in tow, she’s struggling to build a more stable life for her and her children. Full Story

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Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage

by Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Feb. 9, 2023

Millions of Texans — mostly children, young adults and new moms — stayed on Medicaid for the duration of the pandemic. The state will soon start reevaluating eligibility. Full Story

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Texas’ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

by Jayme Lozano Carver Nov. 15, 2022

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care. Full Story

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Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion

by Kim Krisberg and David Leffler, Public Health Watch Nov. 7, 2022

More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why? Full Story

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A free medical clinic opened in rural East Texas. Thousands poured in for help.

by Kim Krisberg and David Leffler, Public Health Watch Sept. 21, 2022

Texas ranks last among states in access to health care and has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country. Two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap. Full Story

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TribCast: A crisis in Texas’ youth prisons

by Matthew Watkins and Justin Dehn Aug. 5, 2022

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the problems within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and with Eleanor about the state’s efforts to expand postnatal Medicaid. Full Story

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Texas health agency says its plan to extend maternal Medicaid coverage is “not approvable” by feds

by Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Aug. 5, 2022

HHSC said it was initially told the plan was “not approvable.” 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. Full Story

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Texas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 20, 2022

Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers “necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,” but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth. Full Story

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Looming end of federal pandemic emergency threatens to shake Texas’ Medicaid safety net, advocates say

by Karen Brooks Harper May 16, 2022

The federal emergency declaration is expected to last through at least mid-October and has kept states from dropping people from Medicaid rolls. Full Story

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Biden administration drops fight over Texas’ Medicaid waiver, now in place until 2030

by Karen Brooks Harper Updated: April 22, 2022

Debate over the waiver was key to the federal government’s push for Texas to expand Medicaid for more working poor. Full Story

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Analysis: Texas gets a respite on Medicaid, but not a cure for the uninsured

by Ross Ramsey March 30, 2022

Texas got a temporary reprieve on Medicaid funding from the federal government. But that won’t solve underlying problems with high numbers of uninsured Texans and the plight of hospitals in the state — especially those in rural areas. Full Story

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Analysis: Rural Texas hospitals still searching for a remedy

by Ross Ramsey March 28, 2022

The good news is that no rural hospitals in Texas have closed in the last two years. The bad news? They’re still in crisis mode, and the state government is still struggling to find a remedy. Full Story

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Feds restore billions in halted payments to Texas hospitals, but the fight over uninsured care continues

by Karen Brooks Harper March 25, 2022

The money reimburses hospitals for the services they provide to Medicaid patients in Texas. Full Story

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Analysis: A health care problem too big for the Texas Legislature

by Ross Ramsey March 21, 2022

Texas, unlike all but 11 other states, hasn’t expanded its Medicaid program. And it also hasn’t addressed the problem that’s supposed to help solve: The state’s worst-in-the-nation ranking for people without health insurance. Full Story

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