Episcopal Health Foundation invests $4.3 million in learning grants targeting new priorities for change
Investments focus on food/nutrition security, maternal health, and diabetes prevention in Texas
Day: January 28, 2025
Dr. Barnes: Texas faces a costly diabetes crisis, but lawmakers have an opportunity to make prevention, not just treatment, the priority in 2025
With nearly half of Texas households affected by diabetes or prediabetes, the soaring medical costs are straining the state’s budget and families alike. Barnes writes why prevention is key to changing course.
New report highlights the cost of diabetes to Texas Medicaid, urges preventive action
The analysis by Milliman estimates that diabetes-related care costs the program between $6 billion and $8 billion every year.