Efforts by Texas clinics to reduce chronic disease like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure by addressing community conditions outside the doctor’s office could
Nearly half of all Texans say it’s difficult for them to pay for health care, but Texans without health insurance face much more difficulty affording medical care and are far more likely to skip going to the doctor. Those are some of the findings from a statewide Episcopal Health Foundation poll on affordability and access to health care in Texas.
This research report is part of EHF’s effort to help the Medicaid health insurance system improve #HealthNotJustHealthCare and pay for programs and projects that address non-medical factors that impact health.
A new statewide poll on health policy issues finds that a large majority of Texans support Medicaid expansion and say state government should play a role in making sure the health care system works well.
New study: Preventable poor health conditions for people of color during COVID-19 create growing medical and economic burden for Texas
A new report from researchers at the Urban Institute and sponsored by EHF assesses Houston’s efforts to support immigrant families in the face of chilling effects around the public charge rule and the COVID-19 pandemic.