Tracking health policy trends in Texas

EHF’s Shao-Chee Sim looks at the Foundation’s polling data over the past three years that includes Texans’ views on Medicaid expansion, Texans’ support for increased state government spending on health care, and Texans’ view on whether state government is doing enough to make sure vulnerable populations are getting the health care they need.

Marks: Texas can’t afford to pass up Medicaid expansion

EHF’s Elena Marks writes that Texas has the means to make health coverage a reality for more than one million low-income Texans. She says state leaders hold the keys and how can we look hard-working Texans in the eyes knowing what we know, and say we just decided not to do anything about it?

Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative

Background Given the growing recognition of how social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly influence health outcomes and healthcare use, policymakers and funders have examined various community-led approaches to address community health. However, SDOH approaches are hampered by a key set of challenges including funding streams being siloed and short-term in nature, individual organizations having competing … Read more