Supporters of sweeping tax and spending legislation sent to President Donald Trump say changes to Medicaid, food aid, and other programs will encourage personal responsibility and stop system abuse.

Texas is the most uninsured state in America, and now, with new federal policies taking effect and pandemic-era benefits winding down, the number of Texans without health care coverage could grow.

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.

I think everyone believes that Texas Governor Rick Perry is sincere in his opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA aka ObamaCare). But this still doesn’t explain why he’s refusing the expansion of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas hospitals avoided the worst potential Medicaid cuts in the recent GOP bill. An expected increase in uninsured Texans due to ACA changes could strain the healthcare system. Free and charitable ...

The signing of the Big Beautiful Bill, aka the federal budget, on July 4 will affect health care cost and access for many Texans. The scope of many of the changes are still unknown and there are ...

Preston Benjaman-Sewell, right, fist bumps his neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Hansen following an appointment on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Cook Children’s Dodson Specialty Clinics with his mother, Meghan ...