Almost all of the pregnant women Dr. Joshua Splinter sees at his rural East Texas practice are on Medicaid. For years, he would treat these patients during pregnancy, deliver their babies and then start the mad dash to squeeze in a follow-up visit before they lost insurance just eight weeks after giving birth.

Legislators allowed doulas and community health workers to bill Medicaid last session. They’re hoping it’s just the beginning.

Property tax relief rounds out some of the top issues Texans would like to see the Legislature focus budget surplus money on.

Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for eligible low-income individuals and families in Texas. However, eligibility is largely determined by your income and specific circumstance

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before U.S. senators Wednesday and Thursday in a pair of contentious hearings about his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services in a move that has major implications for Texas.

The White House budget office has ordered a sweeping pause on all federal grants, loans and financial assistance not directly provided to individuals.

Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported Friday that the data of more than 61,000 residents has been exposed in an incident.

Donald Trump is back in the White House and Medicaid is in the spotlight. With a nearly $900 billion price tag, the program that serves 79 million low-income or disabled Americans is now a major target for cuts. Republicans are pushing for big changes, which could mean fewer options and higher health care costs for many families.

After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.

For school some districts, at least a portion of that extra expense is being offset with funds from the federal government. Through provisions in the legislation authorizing Medicaid funding, school systems may file for reimbursement for transportation to and from specified eligible services that students with disabilities need during the school day.

Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.