TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers

TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers

Evidence is building that the repeated reluctance of Texas lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has “left behind millions of low-income Texans,” according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund.

The briefing delves into the impact of the state not expanding Medicaid or attempting to agree upon an alternative.

Doing either would unlock about $90 billion in federal dollars over the next decade to offset the cost of insuring more than 1 million Texans who fall into a so-called coverage gap...