Medicaid

Texas could save about $5 billion over two years if state leaders decide to expand the program.

A Texas judge raised concerns about the state's motives but ultimately said the federal courts should deal with the matter.

Clínicas afiliadas a Planned Parenthood introdujeron una medida de emergencia para prevenir que el estado bloquee que 8,000 tejanos de bajos ingresos actualmente en Medicaid reciban servicios médicos en sus instalaciones.

Affiliates filed an emergency lawsuit in an effort to stop the state from blocking 8,000 low-income Texans on Medicaid from receiving care at the health clinics. The state's effort to block them from the program was set to go effect Thursday.

Planned Parenthood officials say patients will have a hard time finding new providers in a short window of time during a pandemic.

The state's health care coverage crisis has gone from bad to worse during the pandemic. Experts say Medicaid expansion remains the best way to address it.

Officials with the chain of family-planning clinics say the removal could affect 8,000 people already facing barriers to health care.

The court ruled legal precedent disqualifies Medicaid beneficiaries from taking issue with how a state determines which providers are qualified to be in the health care program.

More than 20 advocacy groups are asking Texas officials to reconsider proposed staffing cuts that could create delays for vulnerable populations seeking…

Read this story in English.Es probable que casi un millón de tejanos de bajos ingresos se inscriban en Medicaid si el estado expande el programa bajo la…