What the Medicaid coverage gap means to Texans without health insurance

In 2012, Tanya Walker took the $200 her father loaned her to see a doctor. She was in the aftermath of a divorce and needed a prescription for antidepressants, she said. But her doctor in Texarkana found signs of hypertension and prediabetes — problems Walker knew she could not afford to have. Although her five […]

How Medicaid budget cuts could impact you

Get the Facts: Here’s who has Medicaid, what impact budget cuts could have Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on Updated: 10:41 PM EST Mar 8, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ The House of Representatives last week passed a Republican budget proposal that […]

NC’s Medicaid rolls grow by 1,000 a day under expansion

By Jaymie Baxley When North Carolina launched Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1, state officials said the measure would provide health insurance to an estimated 600,000 low-income adults over a span of two years. It took just two months to reach 58 percent of that goal. More than 346,400 newly eligible beneficiaries have been approved for […]