“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, [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
Oops! We did it again — missed out on CHIP bonuses
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's health, children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the federal government awarded nearly $300 million in performance bonuses to 23 states for making access to health coverage easier for eligible children and signing up more children who qualify. To be eligible for a performance bonus, states had to adopt five of eight specified measures aimed at simplifying Medicaid/CHIP enrollment and renewal [...]
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 [...]
So much to be thankful for — more kids get Medicaid/CHIP coverage in Texas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's health, children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, CHIP, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this month — November of 2011 — let it be recorded that 190,601 kids in Tarrant County have Medicaid or CHIP coverage. More than ever before. I could have rounded that off to 190,600. But, that wouldn’t be right. I’m thankful for each one, and you should be, too. Yes, enrollment was up in [...]
You might as well speak up; Lord knows everyone else is
Posted in Children's health, CHIP, tagged children's health, children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, CHIP, Medicaid, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured, uninsured children Texas on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Got a couple of thousand dollars to send to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, otherwise known as the “Super Committee”? Me neither. Don’t sweat it. We’ve already been outspent. Way outspent. You see, the congressional Super Committee is tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction measures by Thanksgiving. That makes them very [...]
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