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August 16, 2021
Medicaid Monday: 56 Years of Medicaid
In the summer of 1965, President and Texan Lyndon Johnson signed the law that would put Medicaid into effect. Fifty-six years later, Medicaid is an essential program for the health of many Americans. In Texas, Medicaid connects more than 4 million Texans with the greatest medical needs to health care and coverage.
August 11, 2021
Texas Covered Conference + Expo Agenda Release
Today, the Texas Association of Health Plans released its agenda for the upcoming Texas Covered Conference + Expo, which will be held November 8-10 in Austin, Texas.
August 6, 2021
Don’t Be Surprised: Texas Should Follow the Example of the First No Surprises Act
Act, which was adopted in December to provide patient protections against surprise billing.
July 28, 2021
Uninsured Texans Have Two Weeks to Take Advantage of Special ACA Enrollment
In response to the pandemic, the Biden Administration created a special enrollment period for Americans that started on July 1 and runs through August 15. This gives consumers additional time to shop for coverage and to take advantage of new savings through the American Rescue Plan.
July 19, 2021
Medicaid Monday: STAR Kids Program Beats National Benchmark
A recent external study showed that Texas’ STAR Kids program beats national benchmarks in the majority of areas. These areas include getting needed care (66% compared to 61%), positive customer experience (76% to 68%), specialist rating (82% to 74%) and access to prescription medications (75% to 69%).
July 15, 2021
State of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage in Texas
Last month, AHIP, the national organization for health plans, released state-by-state data breaking down employer-sponsored health coverage in each state. In Texas, almost 13.5 million Texans were covered by an employer-sponsored plan, the way the majority of Texans (52%) have health insurance coverage.
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