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The Fort Worth-based hospital system says the state's denial of a new Medicaid contract for the Cook Children's Health Plan will hurt the families it serves.

The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children鈥檚 hospitals, including Fort Worth's Cook Children鈥檚 Health Plan.

Texas鈥� recent unwinding of Medicaid and CHIP has been criticized, dropping more than a million people eligible for the health insurance programs. Decades ago, Texas officials got kids health insurance in record time.

Medicaid unwinding exposed a 鈥渃risis鈥� in the system as more than a million Texans lost coverage this year.

People didn鈥檛 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.

Community health centers are a safety net for people who are uninsured. But in Texas, the work is more challenging because the state hasn鈥檛 expanded Medicaid.

The research underscores how a relatively short-lived Trump-era policy may have an enduring impact on the long-term well-being of children in immigrant families. In the Houston metro area, 43% of children have at least one immigrant parent.

Whether someone gets a visa or a green card could soon be tied to how much money they make, under a new Trump administration 鈥減ublic charge鈥� rule unveiled鈥�

About 146,000 fewer children in Texas were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between the end of 2017 and the end of 2018,...

A new study suggests a proposed Trump administration policy could discourage immigrant families from enrolling their citizen children in public health...

The Children's Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.

President Trump met with congressional GOP leaders over the weekend to plan out their 2018 agenda. But a deal on immigration and funding the government must come first.