Upcoming: Healthcare in Texas

Dear Friends,

On Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, Faith Commons will host a program via Zoom to discuss 

1. The state of healthcare in Texas, 
2. How we feel as people of faith about living in the state with the highest uninsured rate in the U.S., and 
3. What advocacy we might want to pursue specifically related to access to health care in the upcoming state legislative session. 

We invite you to RSVP and to look over the following reading list prior to the event. If you have questions you'd like to address, please send those to Nancy Kasten.

RECOMMENDED READING

Statement of the problem in Texas:

• https://www.healthinsurance.org/texas-medicaid/
• https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=55482

How each of the State parties address the issue:

• https://www.texasdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/  (SECTION ENTITLED “HEALTH CARE FOR ALL”)
• https://www.texasgop.org/platform/  (SECTION ENTITLED “HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES”)

Politicization of access to health care:

• https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2020/02/24/480684/partisan-gerrymandering-limits-access-health-care/

Possible solutions that may be proposed in 2021:

• https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2020/10/how-texas-could-expand-medicaid-and-not-break-the-bank/
• https://stateofreform.com/news/2020/11/texas-legislators-pre-file-a-variety-of-new-health-care-bills/