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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the latest data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government put protections in place ...

AmandaLyn Rodriguez plays with a teacher at Annie’s Place in Dallas in October 2022. AmandaLyn, her sister, and her mom were enrolled in Medicaid health insurance throughout the course of the COVID-19 ...

Victoria Ferrell Ortiz found out she was pregnant during the summer of 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered her a small living stipend but ...

Texas has accused two doctors of fraudulently billing Medicaid for gender-affirming treatment they provided to transgender minors in violation of state law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office ...

Sonia Wood, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, treats a patient at Carousel Pediatrics in Austin. Three million children are currently on Medicaid, but most of their parents do not qualify.

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 ...

Texas leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program that covers millions of low-income and vulnerable residents. They declined additional ...

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