Over 2.2 Million uninsured Texans would access healthcare from Medicaid Expansion, 74% of them are people of color
21 rural hospitals closed since 2010
$120.5 Billion federal dollars lost from not expanding Medicaid
Media Highlights:
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- NPR, July 28, by Ashley Lopez (#SickOfItTX team found interviewee Steve Alvarez, a TOPEF member, for this story) Texas Already Had The Most Uninsured. The Pandemic Made It Worse. : Shots - Health News
- NPR, July 24, by Ashley Lopez (#SickOfItTX team found interviewee Steve Alvarez, a TOPEF member, for this story) With COVID-19 Cases Surging, Uninsured Texans Have Few Health Care Options
- Texas Tribune, July 14, by Sarah R. Champagne659,000 Texans lost their health insurance and their jobs during pandemic
Op-eds:
- Dallas Morning News, August 9, by Dr. Hussian Lalani and Dr. Arthur WongWith COVID-19 spreading and unemployment up, Texas must expand Medicaid
- Austin American-Statesman, July 14, State Rep. John Bucy op-edRep. Bucy: Let Texas voters decide whether to expand Medicaid
- San Antonio Express-News, July 5, Jaime Estrada and Areana Quiñones (#SickOfItTX team worked with authors to write and place this op-ed) Commentary: Why Texas should expand Medicaid - ExpressNews.com
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