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Health Price Transparency

WEBOf note: Texas 2036 was able to access data for 86% of hospitals (out of 648 statewide). 60% of hospitals were “mostly compliant” with federal and state requirements, which is …

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Healthy Texas Markets

WEBMore than half of Texans are skipping or postponing care due to costs.; Nearly one-third of Texas adults have unpaid medical bills.; Health care prices are increasing for Texas …

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Texas 2036 Health Coverage Policy Explorer

WEBTexas 2036’s Health Coverage Policy Explorer is a new online tool that allows Texans to explore the costs and benefits of more than 500 different possible policy combination …

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Texas Health Care

WEBHealth care prices are unsustainably high and rising, which are causing individuals to skip needed care, while also harming business growth and opportunities …

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As health care expenditures have increased, so have our health …

WEBIn 2022, the number of adults aged 65+ without disabilities was 64.2%, up from 59.3% in 2013. This is a promising sign that older Texans have a reduction in …

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Investing in the future of Texas: Health care

WEBThese bills supported by Texas 2036 have been sent to the Governor pending review and potential signature during the veto period, which lasts until June 18, …

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Freight Transportation

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Health Price Transparency Is Here

WEBHealth Price Transparency Tool: The disclosure of health care pricing data has the potential to significantly improve our understanding of health care markets. Our …

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1M+ uninsured Texans likely qualify for no-cost health coverage

WEBA new study from Texas 2036 offers hope that millions of uninsured Texans could obtain free or subsidized coverage through existing programs. Texas 2036 …

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Health Coverage Policy Explorer: Policy Background

WEBTexas 2036’s Health Coverage Policy Explorer analyzes more than 500 discrete scenarios, categorizing policy options by the two primary federal funding sources available today: …

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State-based health exchange: A concept with potential

WEBTexas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Charles Miller talked Thursday with members of the House Select Committee on Health Care Reform on legislation that …

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Texas could adopt a state-based health insurance

WEBThe federal government assesses a user fee on all health insurance plans that utilize the federal health insurance exchange website. For both 2022 and 2023, that …

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Making Texas health care markets more affordable

WEBWith the price of employer-sponsored health insurance now averaging $22,000 per family — approximately one-third of the median Texas household wage — …

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Health care priorities: 2023 Texas Lege Agenda

WEBTexas 2036 policy focus: Our Health Care policy efforts: Affordability and transparency of care. Availability of medical care. Increasing health insurance coverage. …

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Why 5 million Texans are uninsured: New study

WEBInitial findings put spotlight on the challenges the uninsured face. Most of the roughly five million uninsured Texans already qualify for a government health program …

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Why is Health Insurance Unaffordable for Many Texans Today

WEBHealth care in Texas is broken. For many, insurance is unaffordable — to the point of being unobtainable. For others, even those with insurance, the costs of …

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Still on the Table

WEBTexas 2036’s Health Coverage Policy Explorer anticipates this bill would result in the equivalent of 140,000 additional covered Texas mothers. House Bill 290 by …

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Who are the uninsured in Texas

WEBOf the uninsured population, we estimate that a majority (56%) are eligible for either ACA subsidies, Medicaid, or CHIP. These groups comprise nearly 2.7 million of the state’s …

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Concentration, competition and cost: How are the hospital …

WEBThe chart below displays the 19 Texan metro areas tracked by the Health Care Cost Institute categorized by hospital market concentration during that period. …

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Shortage of primary care providers: Nurse practitioners can fill the

WEBThe shortage of primary care providers in Texas, particularly rural Texas, is pervasive. There are 435 Health Professional Shortage Areas in our state, where an …

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