Progress Texas, in coordination with Texas Well & Healthy, has compiled a list of 80 major organizations, chambers of commerce, and local and county governments that have stated their support for expanding Medicaid in Texas. Check out the full list here and get the latest on the momentum...Read More >>
UPDATE - the amendment was withdrawn. ORIGINAL - State Representative Lon Burnam passed an amendment onto the budget that provides guidance for how the state could pursue Medicaid expansion. The amendment was passed with the help of Rep. John Zerwas (R).Read More >>
Tomorrow is one of the most important days in the Texas Legislature. All day and late into the night, the TX House will debate and vote on the next two-year state budget and its 267 amendments. Will we invest in the future of our state, or cut and divert revenue from programs that help future generations? Read More >>
This morning, volunteers with Progress Texas and the Texas Organizing Project rallied outside Governor Perry's office demanding he expand Medicaid in Texas to cover hard working Texans. Perry hosted a 10 minute long "roundtable" discussion - where no members of the public were invited.Read More >>
Texans across the state support Medicaid expansion. It is not just individuals and families who support expansion - local government and counties, chambers of commerce, hospitals districts and associations, interfaith groups, big and small business, and legislators across the aisle support it, too.Read More >>
Our partners at Texas Well and Healthy are asking folks to call members of the Texas legislature and tell them you support Medicaid expansion today! Support for expanding Medicaid in Texas and across the country is gaining momentum. Read More >>
A recent survey conducted by the Texas Hospital Association (THA) shows that 59% of Texans are in favor of the Medicaid expansion once they know all of the benefits that come along with accepting these federal funds. Read More >>
In recent weeks, Republican governors in New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio and Michigan have all ended their partisan opposition to Medicaid expansion - a key provision in President Obama's historic Affordable Care Act legislation. Can Texas be next? Absolutely, but we need your support and action to make it possible.Read More >>
Despite Governor Rick Perry’s irresponsible insistence that Texas will not expand Medicaid, it is becoming more and ore apparent that he's going against what the most Texans want. The slow warming to the idea of Medicaid expansion can be seen across the country in several GOP-governed states.Read More >>
Texas Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), head of the Health and Human Service Committee, has come out and said that Texas may not say no to federal Medicaid expansion funds as part of the Affordable Care Act after all. So what's the catch?Read More >>
