Medical care can help treat the symptoms, but medical care alone wasn’t the key to improving the nail workers’ health. Instead, the solution required addressing the root causes of their problems. That’s why we embarked on an effort to use our experience and influence to improve the working conditions that were having a direct impact on the health of these women.
See the national feature on EHF’s $10 million investment in clinics and health insurance access initiatives.
More than 1 million Texans have activated their 2018 Affordable Care Act health insurance and 90% currently receive federal subsidies to lower premium costs.
Check out EHF’s updated 2018 County Health Snapshots that include the latest information on health outcomes, access to care, and various non-medical factors that directly affect health.
Two recent statewide Episcopal Health Foundation/Kaiser Family Foundation polls show that Texans are struggling to access and afford healthcare — and many say the state should be doing more about it.
New reports provide detailed information for clinics to think about when considering payment reform pilot projects.
From getting grantee feedback to making connections, see how a first-time get-together is sparking new opportunities for early brain building in Texas.
The numbers show that an overwhelming majority of Texans enrolled in the ACA marketplace are returning enrollees and are largely shielded from the premium increases because of federal tax credits. Any discussion to eliminate the ACA marketplace without a clear policy alternative would risk adding another 1.1 million Texans to the uninsured population and returning the state uninsured rate to more than 20 percent.