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EHF receives $20 million investment from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Episcopal Health Foundation names Dr. Ann Barnes as next President and CEO
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Dr. Ann Barnes: Addressing the Black Maternal Mortality Disparity in Texas
Barnes writes that addressing racial disparities in maternal mortality rates requires changes that fix both the health system and the non-medical factors that impact Black women’s health and well-being.

EHF invests $4.2 million in Texas programs working to improve early childhood brain development
Grants will help community-based organizations and clinics develop and deliver innovative strategies to build healthy brains during a child’s first three years.

Texas HHSC releases new action plan to address non-medical drivers of health
See how EHF is participating in the state’s groundbreaking plan that focuses on addressing food insecurity, housing, and transportation issues through Medicaid and CHIP programs.

NEW Texas Health Policy Poll:
Texans say reducing health care costs, addressing maternal health, and increasing funding for mental health programs should be state’s top health care priorities
As the Texas legislature gets to work in Austin this session, Texans say reducing health care costs, addressing maternal health, and increasing funding for mental health programs should be their top health care priorities. Those are just some of the results of EHF’s new statewide poll.

New report: 700,000 Texans – mostly children – could lose Medicaid health insurance as federal pandemic public health emergency rule ends
Millions of Texans will soon have to re-enroll for Medicaid coverage, but researchers say state preparation, outreach, and navigation to other health insurance options could help minimize a dramatic rise in the state’s uninsured population.

NEW: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issues new guidance on covering non-medical factors influencing health
Guidance gives Texas Medicaid official option to fund programs that addressing non-medical drivers of health. EHF research shows those programs can yield improved health outcomes AND financial savings.