Texas Medicaid

Hundreds of organizations are asking Congress to extend Medicaid in the current budget reconciliation bill being negotiated in Washington.

High blood pressure, obesity and a decline in mental health are all conditions that play a role in Texas’ higher rate of maternal mortality. But six months on Medicaid could help.

Texas health officials are evaluating whether to accept a block grant from the Trump administration to expand the state's Medicaid program to more low...

Katherine Edmundson didn’t know her 7-year-old son was off Medicaid until she took him to the dentist for his annual cleaning in February. An employee...

Lowering the cost of healthcare is a priority for Texans, alongside mental health and maternal mortality.

Olga Kauffman is tired of the politics surrounding Medicaid. Kauffman, a San Antonio resident who works as a health specialist with Urban Strategies, a...

Officials in Texas are responding to the findings of an investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity into drugmakers' influence over medication choices for Medicaid patients.

Last year, Texas announced that it would slash $350 million in Medicaid benefits to disabled children. In response, a group of concerned Texans filed a…

According to The Texas Observer, more than 1 million poor Texas adults will remain without insurance if Texas doesn’t expand Medicaid, experts say.…

An impassioned editorial in The Texas Observer this week asked the question, is there anyone less qualified to manage Medicaid than the Texas Legislature?…