Using 2024 state level Open Enrollment Period data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the interactive map illustrates the percent of Texans enrolled in marketplace health care plans, broken down by county. Hovering over a county reveals additional data points, including the average percent decrease in premiums after tax credits.
In November 2024, we collaborated with the Texas Department of State Health Services and the State Office of Rural Health within the Texas Department of Agriculture to host the Texas Community Paramedicine Roundtable. Our full-day convening allowed for rich discussion about the challenges and aspirations for community paramedicine in Texas.
Texan’s Perspectives on and Experiences with Food and Nutrition Security EHF’s annual polls help guide the foundation’s work. We believe in the importance of incorporating the voices of Texans on health and health policy issues with the hope of integrating their opinions in decision-making conversations at state and local levels. This year, we asked Texans … Read more
Learning about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Texas, formerly called ‘food stamps’, and its possible role in reducing obstacles to health and well-being is essential for our efforts to address food insecurity.
Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) launched a partnership with key stakeholders more than six years ago to harness the capacity of MCOs in addressing non-medical needs of Medicaid members. The Learning Collaborative’s work has contributed to key legislation and policy changes that advance the NMDOH work of Medicaid MCOs to continually improve the health and well-being of their members.
EHF’s research team has released an updated and improved County Health Snapshots data mapping tool. EHF’s County Health Snapshots (CHS) tool provides a peek into the important demographic factors and health outcomes within the EDOT.
EHF’s statewide poll shows that almost two thirds of Texans say they skipped or postponed some form of health care in the past year because of cost, while major health concerns like diabetes and obesity continue to grow.
Impact of Episcopal Health Foundation’s Strategic Plan, 2018–2023 Key Findings: Episcopal Health Foundation has become a leader in improving health, not just health care in Texas with a commitment to health equity. The foundation has worked to change the conversation and shift the collective mindset → to focus on overall community health, in addition to … Read more