How much does it cost the state to enroll kids in Medicaid and CHIP? I don’t know what it is in Texas, but last week I got a glimpse of what it cost in Louisiana, and I’m thinking it’s not much different here. Maybe higher. Last week, the Urban Institute released the most in-depth analysis [...]
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How Louisiana cut out bureaucracy in children’s Medicaid processes
Posted in CHIP, tagged children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, CHIP, Louisiana Medicaid, Medicaid on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When is an online application not an online application?
Posted in Children's health insurance program, tagged children's Medicaid, CHIP, Medicaid, uninsured children Texas on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” — Abraham Lincoln Since I work for an accounting firm, I’ve always enjoyed the simplicity of this riddle. And, today is Lincoln’s birthday so it seemed appropriate. So, in Texas, [...]
Benefit Bank: Billions in health and other benefits go unclaimed every year in Texas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Benefit Bank, children's Medicaid, CHIP, Medicaid on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Imagine thousands of dollars sitting in a bank. It’s in an account expressly set aside for you, but you don’t know it’s there. Or, maybe someone told you about part of it, but you had no idea there was more. Meanwhile, your family is scraping by, living paycheck to paycheck, with little hope of getting [...]
Healthcare access depends on where kids live
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CHIP, Medicaid, Texas Medicaid, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Not everyone agrees with me on this — especially in Texas — but I believe all kids should have equal access to the healthcare they need. As a nation, we are a long ways from that. The U.S. is a patchwork of coverage requirements, a fact underlined this week in a new report, Performing Under [...]
How good are Texas’ Medicaid plans at keeping kids healthy?
Posted in Children's health, Medicaid, tagged children's Medicaid, Medicaid, Tarrant County, Texas Medicaid, Texas Medicaid managed care, Texas Medicaid performance, Texas Medicaid plans, Texas Medicaid quality on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the state issued a pretty important report. It was basically a report card on how Medicaid managed care plans were performing on key child health benchmarks. I’m really interested in this information, and you should be, too. First of all, Texas pays private health plans to manage the care of kids in Medicaid [...]
All I want for Christmas…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, Medicaid, Tarrant County CHIP, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All I want for Christmas Is a world that cares That all kids get care Everywhere Gee, if we could only have ALL kids get care, then I could wish you “Merry Christmas!” It seems so wonderful to hear That more kids have found coverage in our state Gosh, oh gee, how happy I’d be, [...]
Good cheer!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, Medicaid, Tarrant County uninsured, uninsured children Texas on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More kids found coverage this month, which is good news. In Tarrant County: 2,093 more kids were enrolled in Medicaid. CHIP enrolllment dipped by 451. Overall, 192,243 Kids were enrolled in children’s Medicaid or CHIP, a 10% increase over December 2010. In Texas: 10,135 more kids were enrolled in children’s Medicaid. CHIP enrollment dropped by [...]
Could Texas be the Prodigal Son of healthcare?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's health, children's Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare, uninsured children Texas on December 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week, some new numbers came out that I had been eagerly anticipating. The federal government released state-by-state estimates of health spending. This is unusual. Each year, the government releases national spending numbers, but not by state. So, one of the things I’ve been curious about is around the Health Care Compact. Earlier this year, [...]
Congratulations, Texas! You’re the Second Most Improved!
Posted in Children's health, Children's health insurance program, CHIP, health reform, Medicaid, uninsured, tagged children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, l, Medicaid, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Texas does not lead the nation in percentage of uninsured children. That privilege goes to Nevada. We’re second. That was the news this week from Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, which analyzed 2010 Census Data on uninsured children. (Click here to read the report.) The Institute also found that some states have done a much [...]
Texas’ recipe for generating more uninsured
Posted in Children's health insurance program, CHIP, Medicaid, Texas Medicaid, uninsured, tagged children's health insurance program, Employer health insurance, Medicaid, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Texas is widely hailed as a low-cost state. That’s true, but not for healthcare. Texans paid the 12th highest health insurance premiums in 2010, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund. Why is healthcare so costly here? Well, if four people went out to dinner, and one couldn’t pay, what would happen? The [...]
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