Texas' Uninsured Problem Is About to Get Worse

During the pandemic, 1.3 million Texans received health insurance through Medicaid because of additional federal funding issued during the pandemic. The 6.4 percent funding increase was meant to keep everyone who was on Medicaid at the beginning of the pandemic on the rolls.   But D CEO Managing Editor Will Maddox notes that this subsidy could expire next month, which means that more than a million Texans could suddenly be uninsured.   Texas is already the worst state in the nation for its uninsured rate and is just one of 12 states that have yet to expand Medicaid and accept federal dollars to provide health insurance to low-income Texans.   Read more