Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States, playing a critical role in ensuring access to care for millions of adults with mental illness and substance use ...

Texas' Medicaid program is in a state of financial crisis, according to long-term caseload and cost models published today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Even before the U.S. Congress ...

Several Texas Democrats in Congress, including two representing Houston, banded together Wednesday to speak out against a sweeping bill supported by President Donald Trump that would make deep cuts to ...

Several pediatric specialists in Austin, Texas, have notified managed care Medicaid members they cannot access services, claiming health insurers are failing to adequately reimburse them, according ...

The Republican-led Congress continues to debate the first draft of major tax and budget cuts. Right now, it attempts to cut nearly $5 trillion in taxes over the coming years, paid for, in part, by the ...

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would prevent state Medicaid administrators from automatically renewing recipients without contacting them to make sure that they qualify for the ...

New mothers in Texas with Medicaid insurance could keep their coverage for an additional six months postpartum instead of two, according to the Texas Tribune. A new bill written by maternal health ...

Shiloh Creswell’s 2-year-old daughter, Astrid, has trouble walking, but has been making steady progress through therapy that they receive in their home through early intervention. Medicaid helps the ...

7200, State Fair Hearing Procedures for MDCP Revision 25-4; Effective Dec. 12, 2025 ...

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Artificial intelligence will soon be used for prior authorization for certain Medicare services in Texas and five other ...