Texas Health and Human Services recently awarded DentaQuest a contract to continue providing dental managed care to enrollees in Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs. DentaQuest has been a partner to the State of Texas since 2012, providing Medicaid and CHIP … Read More
About 146,000 fewer children in Texas were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program between the end of 2017 and the end of 2018, according to a study released Thursday by the Georgetown University Center for Children and … Read More
Houston Chronicle: What is more Texan than pit barbecue, bluebonnets, Friday Night Lights, Whataburger and Willie? If you’re a Texan who likes to wrap yourself in the Lone Star flag, wrap your head around this: more ubiquitous than any Texas-shaped … Read More
Texas children lag behind their peers across the country in educational opportunities, access to health care and financial secruity, according to a report released Thursday. Ahead of the 2019 legislative session, the “State of Texas Children” report, compiled by the … Read More
Catarina Martinez took 26 steps this week. After years of struggling with an undiagnosed medical condition, the 17-year-old girl who goes by “Catie” is starting to inch toward recovery. Her story was shared at a 20th anniversary celebration Oct. 25 … Read More
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHCS) recently published its “Rider Report 61,” a review of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care contracts commissioned by the legislature. The report aims to be a comprehensive assessment of … Read More
Texas children are being left behind without access to healthcare, partly as a result of action taken by former Gov. Rick Perry to cut the expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. According to a … Read More
Texas children are being left behind without access to healthcare, partly a result of action taken by former Gov. Rick Perry to cut the expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. According to a new … Read More
Texas now has enough federal money to keep alive its health insurance program for more than 450,000 uninsured kids and pregnant women through the end of March, a state official said on Friday. Source: Texas has enough federal funds to keep … Read More
