Dallas, revived his proposal for a Medicaid expansion program in case state or federal Republican leaders change their minds.
Health care bills relating to cannabis, hospital transparency and Medicaid are on the docket for the 89th Texas Legislature.
A list of options a conservative leader has circulated includes key elements of the failed attempt to repeal Obamacare, according to Politico.
While the federal government and the states jointly fund Medicaid, each state runs its own program, subject to federal requirements. The federal government covers between 50 percent and 77 percent of the cost of insuring people with Medicaid, depending on the state.
Texas received $203.4M in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. The funds expired Dec. 31
President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress plan to shrink the $900 billion-a-year government health insurance program, which covers 1 in 5 Americans.
Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history.
Employees working on food stamps program accessed personal information, Texas Health and Human Service Commission says. Know what to do if you are affected.
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House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told KFF Health News that Medicaid and other federal entitlement programs need major changes to help cut the federal debt. "Without them ...
After missing a Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
Former Texas hospital CEO sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for role in healthcare kickback conspiracy involving illegal payments for laboratory referra