Errin Smith did what she was told to do. The Round Rock mom knew about Medicaid "unwinding" and the need for the state to redetermine that her daughter Bailee, 10, still qualified for the health care ...

Nine-year-old MJ Hernandez has been to a lot of doctor’s appointments in his young life. He was born at just 27 weeks old, and spent the first six months of life in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Austin (KXAN) — Several different attempts to expand Medicaid coverage in Texas did not materialize into law in Texas during the recently completed legislative session. Among those disappointed ...

Texas is a step closer to receiving a federal extension for its Medicaid program that helps cover uncompensated care bills for providers. CMS certified on Dec.15 that the state's Medicaid Section 1115 ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts of up to 85% by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) would destroy the state’s durable medical equipment (DME) infrastructure – and ...

Starting March 1, Texas mothers eligible for Medicaid, or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), will be able to get postpartum ...

With just days remaining in the Texas legislative session, maternal health advocates are waiting for a bill that would guarantee a full year of health insurance for new moms after childbirth.

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Texas abortion bans focused attention on the state's already high maternal mortality rate. Proposed legislation could let otherwise uninsured women stay on Medicaid up to a year after childbirth.

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Texas has strict abortion regulations, and Gov. Greg Abbott indicated this month that he intends to make them stricter. In his state of the state speech Feb. 1, Abbott said that in the upcoming ...

Twelve states have not expanded Medicaid. Now some Democrats want to go around state leaders with legislation that would allow local governments to expand Medicaid themselves. The Affordable Care Act ...