/tags/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-01-10/aca-marketplace-enrollment-deadline-north-texas-navigators-health-insurance Open enrollment ends Jan. 15. Groups including LBU Community Clinic, Prism Health North Texas and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas offer help navigating the ACA marketplace. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-01-10/aca-marketplace-enrollment-deadline-north-texas-navigators-health-insurance Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-01-07/texas-medicaid-expansion-legislature-republicans-outlook Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, revived his proposal for a Medicaid expansion program in case state or federal Republican leaders change their minds. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:06:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-01-07/texas-medicaid-expansion-legislature-republicans-outlook Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2024-03-01/pregnant-texas-medicaid-qualify A new Medicaid extension goes into effect today that gives pregnant Texans twelve months of postpartum coverage. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-03-01/pregnant-texas-medicaid-qualify Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-01-30/aca-enrollment-texas-2024 Almost 3.5 million Texans signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan during open enrollment, a record high for the state. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-01-30/aca-enrollment-texas-2024 Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-01-17/texas-pregnancy-medicaid-extension Pregnant Texans on Medicaid will now have 12 months of postpartum coverage starting in March. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:44:37 GMT /health-wellness/2024-01-17/texas-pregnancy-medicaid-extension Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-12-14/medicaid-unwinding-texas-crisis Medicaid unwinding exposed a “crisis” in the system as more than a million Texans lost coverage this year. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-12-14/medicaid-unwinding-texas-crisis Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-10-19/apply-renew-texas-medicaid People didn’t have to review Medicaid applications for years because of pandemic-era protections. But now millions of Texans are going through the process for the first time ever. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-10-19/apply-renew-texas-medicaid Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-10-02/qualify-texas-medicaid-renewal Whistleblowers who say they work in the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are alleging some of the more than 900,000 people kicked off Medicaid were because of departmental mismanagement. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-10-02/qualify-texas-medicaid-renewal Elena Rivera, Justin Martin /health-wellness/2023-08-16/medicaid-plans-texas-expansion Expanding Medicaid expansion would help thousands of uninsured adults have health care coverage. Why is Texas one of 10 states that hasn't expanded yet? Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-16/medicaid-plans-texas-expansion Elena Rivera /texas-news/2023-05-05/heres-why-a-texas-medicaid-ad-appeared-on-philadelphia-buses A photo on social media had people scratching their heads. A spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority confirmed the ad mistakenly appeared on four Pennsylvania buses. Fri, 05 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2023-05-05/heres-why-a-texas-medicaid-ad-appeared-on-philadelphia-buses Toluwani Osibamowo