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Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to people with low incomes. Medicaid is an open-ended entitlement, usually determined by income level as a percent of the federal poverty level. We research and track Medicaid expansion, postpartum extension, and funding for other programs.
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Medicaid expansion helps families access needed care and services, increases financial wellbeing, improves healthy and equitable birth outcomes, and keeps children safe.
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The non-profit organization Texans Care for Children drives policy change to improve kids’ lives, helping them to grow up healthy, safe, and successful. But without local data, Texans Care for Children struggled to inform lawmakers
