* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

    Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

    Pendulum Announce Homecoming 2026 Australian Tour – yahoo.com

    Pendulum Announces Thrilling Homecoming Tour Across Australia in 2026

    ITV Studios Launches New Entertainment Label – Global Bulletin – IMDb

    ITV Studios Unveils Exciting New Entertainment Label

    TS Entertainment bringing Malibu Jack’s to former Owensboro mall – Lane Report

    TS Entertainment Launches Malibu Jack’s at Former Owensboro Mall Location

    Jenny Han Dropped a Major ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Easter Egg Revealing [SPOILER] – yahoo.com

    Jenny Han Just Unveiled a Huge ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Easter Egg That Changes Everything [SPOILER]

    Liam Payne’s Cousin Ross Harris Honors Late Singer With Emotional Song ‘Bones’ – yahoo.com

    Liam Payne’s Cousin Ross Harris Honors Late Singer with Emotional New Song ‘Bones

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Health Technology Ecosystem – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS (.gov)

    Discover the Future of Health Technology: Innovations Revolutionizing Patient Care

    Coherent Joins LLNL’s STARFIRE Diode Technology Working Group to Advance Inertial Fusion Energy – GlobeNewswire

    Coherent Partners with LLNL’s STARFIRE Team to Drive Breakthroughs in Inertial Fusion Energy

    Gene Associated With Deadly Heart Disease in Golden Retrievers Identified – Technology Networks

    Breakthrough Discovery Uncovers Gene Behind Deadly Heart Disease in Golden Retrievers

    Monkey Island LNG Picks ConocoPhillips’ Liquefaction Technology – Hart Energy

    Monkey Island LNG Selects ConocoPhillips’ Advanced Liquefaction Technology for Next-Gen Energy Solutions

    Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (CRDO) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates – Yahoo Finance

    Credo Technology Group Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Expectations

    The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent – The Economist

    Exciting Opportunity: Become Our Next Science and Technology Correspondent!

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

    Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

    Pendulum Announce Homecoming 2026 Australian Tour – yahoo.com

    Pendulum Announces Thrilling Homecoming Tour Across Australia in 2026

    ITV Studios Launches New Entertainment Label – Global Bulletin – IMDb

    ITV Studios Unveils Exciting New Entertainment Label

    TS Entertainment bringing Malibu Jack’s to former Owensboro mall – Lane Report

    TS Entertainment Launches Malibu Jack’s at Former Owensboro Mall Location

    Jenny Han Dropped a Major ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Easter Egg Revealing [SPOILER] – yahoo.com

    Jenny Han Just Unveiled a Huge ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Easter Egg That Changes Everything [SPOILER]

    Liam Payne’s Cousin Ross Harris Honors Late Singer With Emotional Song ‘Bones’ – yahoo.com

    Liam Payne’s Cousin Ross Harris Honors Late Singer with Emotional New Song ‘Bones

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Health Technology Ecosystem – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS (.gov)

    Discover the Future of Health Technology: Innovations Revolutionizing Patient Care

    Coherent Joins LLNL’s STARFIRE Diode Technology Working Group to Advance Inertial Fusion Energy – GlobeNewswire

    Coherent Partners with LLNL’s STARFIRE Team to Drive Breakthroughs in Inertial Fusion Energy

    Gene Associated With Deadly Heart Disease in Golden Retrievers Identified – Technology Networks

    Breakthrough Discovery Uncovers Gene Behind Deadly Heart Disease in Golden Retrievers

    Monkey Island LNG Picks ConocoPhillips’ Liquefaction Technology – Hart Energy

    Monkey Island LNG Selects ConocoPhillips’ Advanced Liquefaction Technology for Next-Gen Energy Solutions

    Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (CRDO) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates – Yahoo Finance

    Credo Technology Group Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Expectations

    The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent – The Economist

    Exciting Opportunity: Become Our Next Science and Technology Correspondent!

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Here’s What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State

April 7, 2024
in Health
Here’s What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Faustinella and Auerbach are internists. Gajewski is a medical student who will soon start residency in internal medicine.

As the Texas House and Senate decide which issues to consider in the 2025 legislative session, we want to bring your attention to a matter that requires immediate action in our state: the need to accept expanded federal funding from Medicaid to support the health of Texans.

As healthcare professionals living in Texas, we see firsthand how this dire situation leaves countless Texans struggling to access essential health services. Texans, like all Americans, pay federal taxes. But unlike most other states, we do not accept our fair share to support necessary health services for low-income working citizens. Texas is one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid in the decade after the Affordable Care Act presented the option.

Texas lags in healthcare outcomes, ranking at the bottom of health indicators and bearing the unfortunate distinction of having the highest rate of uninsured adults (24.3%) and the highest sheer number: nearly 5 million individuals. Resistance to federal funding drives these unacceptable uninsured rates.

A vast body of research demonstrates the overwhelming advantages of closing the coverage gap. The benefits include the wider use of preventive services; improved diagnosis, treatment, and health outcomes for cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension; improved measures of self-reported healthy behaviors, including sexual and reproductive health; reduced mortality; and lower cost of care.

Contrary to a popular belief, a significant proportion of adults in the coverage gap are employed unless they are elderly or disabled. The most common jobs among adults in the coverage gap are construction laborer, cashier, cook, waiter, house cleaner, retail salesperson, and janitor. These workers usually do not have access to employer-based health insurance and cannot afford plans on the federal insurance exchange. They also are typically not eligible for the Texas STAR Medicaid program, unless they are pregnant, blind, disabled, elderly, or the parent of a child and making less than 16% of the federal poverty line for a family of three.

A related matter of deep concern is the ongoing closure of rural hospitals, which happens more frequently in states that have not accepted federal funds under provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Texas has the largest rural population in the nation and the largest number of rural hospital closures. Many rural communities are left without essential medical facilities and services, leaving residents with limited access to critical health services. The closure of these hospitals not only impacts the health and well-being of residents but also hurts local economies. It is estimated that a rural hospital closure, on average, costs 170 jobs and an annual payroll of $22 million.

To address these urgent challenges, Texas must consider the advantages of accepting 90% matching federal funds to dramatically narrow the coverage gap. Due to direct offsets to other state programs and increased premium tax income, this policy would generate net revenue for the state of Texas.

An additional 1,849,000 Texas residents would be covered if the state accepted matching funds. Predictably, with more Texans insured, health outcomes would improve, with a tangible spillover effect on greater work productivity and quality of life. Research from other states has shown that closing the gap would lead to increased financial security among the working low-income population; increased employment; reduced disability; reduction in rates of poverty, food insecurity, and home evictions; reduction of unpaid medical bills; improved credit scores; and reduced delinquency. Ultimately, a healthier population generates a more productive and vibrant workforce, leading to economic growth, stability, and prosperity for the entire state.

Importantly, the Medicaid of today is not the same program that launched in the 1960s and expanded in 2010. Over the past decade, under state leadership, the Texas Medicaid program transformed from a fee-for-service model to managed care, limiting the growth of public costs. The Texas STAR program is home-grown and can be scaled responsibly.

By refusing matching funds, Texas lost nearly $12 billion in federal dollars in 2023 alone. Again, as Texans, we are already paying for Medicaid, but our share of federal funds is diverted to other states, making us unintentional philanthropists to our own detriment.

The Perryman Group estimates that if Texas had chosen to narrow the coverage gap in 2021, the economic effects for the 2022-2023 biennium across the state would have included gains of $45.3 billion in gross product, $29.4 billion in personal income, and nearly 461,700 job-years of employment (which would have increased tax revenues). The net total dynamic fiscal benefits would have included $2.5 billion to the state and nearly $2 billion to local government entities across Texas.

Closing the coverage gap would have a profound impact on the lives of many Texans. It would energize our rural and urban economies, and it would benefit the state’s bottom line. This is a win-win policy change that enhances the medical and economic health of Texas. To do otherwise is ethically and financially indefensible in states that have yet to expand.

Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD, is an internist and faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She is also a Doctors for America A. Gene Copello Health Advocacy Fellow. Alex Gajewski is a medical student at UT Southwestern, and will soon start residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern/Parkland Hospital in Dallas. David Auerbach, MD, MBA, is an internist at the Dallas VA Medical Center and faculty at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : MedPageToday – https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/109523

Tags: healthHere’sMedicaid
Previous Post

PSA and Biomarker Testing Plus MRI Appears to Improve Prostate Cancer Screening

Next Post

Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s severe knee pain reveals ‘golden threads’ in her joints – Live Science

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s severe knee pain reveals ‘golden threads’ in her joints – Live Science

September 7, 2025
PHOTOS: All the celebrities at Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open final victory – Tennis.com

PHOTOS: All the celebrities at Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open final victory – Tennis.com

September 7, 2025
Health Technology Ecosystem – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS (.gov)

Discover the Future of Health Technology: Innovations Revolutionizing Patient Care

September 7, 2025
Vermont H.S. sports scores for Friday, Sept. 5: See how your favorite team fared – Burlington Free Press

Friday Night Showdowns: Vermont High School Sports Scores and Highlights from Sept. 5

September 7, 2025
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World

Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World

September 7, 2025
Trump’s Economy Fails Arkansans as Unemployment Reaches Four-Year High – SWARK Today

Trump’s Economy Fails Arkansans as Unemployment Reaches Four-Year High – SWARK Today

September 7, 2025
Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

Victor Garber on his viral “And Just Like That” toilet scene: ‘I was delighted to be doing something ridiculous’ (exclusive) – yahoo.com

September 7, 2025
Heroes on the Hill event addresses mental health for vets, first responders – CBS News

Heroes on the Hill: Tackling Mental Health Challenges for Vets and First Responders

September 7, 2025

Trump signs executive order creating ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’ designation – CNN

September 7, 2025
Ecology issues $738K penalty against downtown Walla Walla Chevron owner – Union-Bulletin

Ecology issues $738K penalty against downtown Walla Walla Chevron owner – Union-Bulletin

September 6, 2025

Categories

Archives

September 2025
MTWTFSS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930 
« Aug    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (810)
  • Economy (829)
  • Entertainment (21,706)
  • General (16,897)
  • Health (9,870)
  • Lifestyle (842)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (830)
  • Politics (835)
  • Science (16,039)
  • Sports (21,328)
  • Technology (15,809)
  • World (810)

Recent News

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s severe knee pain reveals ‘golden threads’ in her joints – Live Science

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s severe knee pain reveals ‘golden threads’ in her joints – Live Science

September 7, 2025
PHOTOS: All the celebrities at Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open final victory – Tennis.com

PHOTOS: All the celebrities at Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open final victory – Tennis.com

September 7, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version