On November 6, TAHP CEO Jamie Dudensing testified before the Women’s Health Subcommittee on newborn coverage and enrollment challenges in Texas. TAHP outlined differences in newborn coverage requirements across commercial insurance and Medicaid, including new protections under SB 896 and ongoing enrollment issues despite the passage of HB 3940. TAHP highlighted delays in issuing newborn Medicaid IDs, inconsistent hospital naming conventions, and gaps in birth reporting that can lead to coverage confusion and duplicate payments. To address these challenges, TAHP recommended adopting Florida’s day-one Medicaid ID model, standardizing newborn naming conventions, requiring hospitals to notify health plans of births, and enrolling pregnant women in managed care as soon as they are approved for Medicaid. Click here to view TAHP’s full testimony.