The Texas Senate approved a $6.6 billion supplemental budget bill March 5 that pays for a gap in Medicaid funding and some deferred school district payments from the previous legislative session. more »
Mar 6, 2013
by Karen Brooks Harper—Capitol Correspondent
in At the Capitol
The Texas House passed a $4.8 billion supplemental budget bill Feb. 21 that addresses a gap in Medicaid funding for 2013 and allows 3 million Texans to continue getting medical care past mid-March. The bill still must pass the Texas Senate. more »
Feb 22, 2013
by Karen Brooks Harper—Capitol Correspondent
in At the Capitol
A potential expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act would provide coverage to more than 1.8 million individuals in Texas with 500,000 of these living in Harris County. more »
Dec 19, 2012
by Marie Leonard
in Northwest Houston
The national health care overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act has been a topic of contention in Texas since it was originally proposed by President Barack Obama. more »
Dec 6, 2012
by Shawn Arrajj
in Tomball | Magnolia