The ongoing government shutdown is affecting federal benefits as open enrollment for insurance providers under the Affordable ...

A box set up at the Texas Health and Human Service offices in Dallas receives applications for health benefits, including Medicaid. Texas began reevaluating Medicaid applications after individuals ...

Medicaid in Texas covers close to 6 million people, everyone from cancer patients to pregnant people to kids across the state. That coverage means people have access to doctor's appointments, hospital ...

Federal shutdown cuts SNAP benefits for 3.5 million Texans. USDA says funds are exhausted, no November benefits as families ...

I think that this (the delay in SNAP benefits) can be catastrophic.” No. Other programs including WIC, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program are not affected at this time. Disclosure: ...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission on W. Guadalupe Street in Austin on Dec. 10, 2021. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission would be wise to make sure that recipients who ...

Texas SNAP benefits are at risk. If the shutdown goes on past Oct. 27, deposits won't happen. Find out more details now.

Texas leads the country in the number of people who have lost Medicaid coverage, with more than 917,000 individuals and families impacted since May, when new eligibility requirements mandated that ...

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Lar Bwe, a Burmese refugee who does not speak English, recently received a letter in the mail she couldn’t read. The 49-year-old mother knew from the state of Texas logo it was important, so she took ...

AUSTIN — Thousands of low-income mothers in Texas will receive a full year of health insurance after they’ve given birth under a new law that extends Medicaid benefits. Right now, the postpartum ...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is being audited by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, part of a continuing oversight of certain states, the centers and the ...