Government shutdown impacts Medicaid as ACA open enrollment begins

The ongoing government shutdown is affecting federal benefits as open enrollment for insurance providers under the Affordable ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment

The federal marketplace’s health insurance premiums will cost more for many people. Enrollment runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.

Texas drops over 1 million children from Medicaid and CHIP in just 2 years. Here's what US families can do if they're part of the post-pandemic purge

Texas removed over 1 million children from the state’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) over the course of two years, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. (1) ...

Texas advocates brace for uncertain ACA open enrollment period as shutdown continues

Texas advocates are warning that open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could be chaotic this year as the ...
The Daily Dot

Texas edged out Planned Parenthood—and now wants its Medicaid funding back

The state of Texas wants the four years of Medicaid funds it previously refused—in a move to destabilize Planned Parenthood—back. According to the New York Times, Texas is asking the Trump ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Feds slash budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance

With the Affordable Care Act navigator budget cut by 90%, nonprofits seek ways to fund effort to bring state’s uninsured into ...

If ACA tax credits end, more may turn to University Health's insurance alternative

The subsidies at the center of the ongoing shutdown could lead more Bexar County residents to the taxpayer-funded hospital ...
AOL

Editorial: Texas must pause its Medicaid cancellations to curtail a health care crisis

Medicaid is a health care safety net. It shouldn't be yanked out from under those who need it most, yet that's what is happening in Texas, which already has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation ...
Heartland

Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Texas’s Medicaid Program

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...
Wellbeing Whisper on MSN

Texas ACA Premiums to Jump 35% as Subsidies Expire

Texas will see a 35.2% spike in Affordable Care Act benchmark premiums in 2026 the largest hike since 2018 but for millions ...
Yahoo

Texas Wins Medicaid Funding Battle Against Biden-Era Federal Rule

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a nationwide legal victory against a Biden-era regulation that sought to expand federal control over state Medicaid funding. The ruling struck down a U.S.
The Atlantic

Texas, Where 25% Are Uninsured, Opts Out of Medicaid Expansion

Texas, Where 25% Are Uninsured, Opts Out of Medicaid Expansion Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius saying his state would not set up the health ...