More than a million Texans expected to lose Medicaid coverage over the next year
Exactly how many people will lose coverage remains to be seen, as
“We’re finally seen some gains in the last six months, with more patient volumes,” said Andrea Caracostis, president of HOPE Clinic, a network of health care centers that serve low income families in southwest Houston. “And right when we are bending the curve and being able to see more patients were being hit by insurance shortages.”compared to just 3.
Patient volumes have improved this year, but they have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, said John Hawkins, the association's president. And with declining funding from Washington, hospitals could soon be forced to start shutting down clinics and putting a halt to services such as dialysis and pediatric care.
The Texas House has passed the bill, but it’s unclear whether there’s enough support to get the bill through the Senate., passing on billions of dollars in federal health care revenue and leaving the majority of the state’s low-income workers without coverage.
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