When Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his executive order in 2024, he argued the change would provide a clearer picture of how much money Texas hospitals spend caring for undocumented immigrants.

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A proposed rule would allow some children to qualify for the Medically Dependent Children Program — a Medicaid program that ...

Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between 2022 and 2024 — and experts warn it will likely get worse. Texas once again had the worst rate of uninsured ...

About this time of year, Foundation Communities would be getting its latest group of specially trained staff members ready to help more than 6,800 Central Texans sign up for Affordable Care Act ...

Texas is making strides to improve mental health care access for children through the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program, a state-funded initiative launched in 2019.

A state-funded initiative to offer mental health services to children electronically has become a success story after rolling out in 2019. The Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine program, ...