This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter about our new report that outlines the need to modernize the child welfare IT data system. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Modernizing Texas’ Child Welfare IT System 🌐 Setting the Stage: In 2020, three out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. were living in…
Today, Texas Comptroller Hegar announced that the state was awarded $363.8 million in federal funds from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund for broadband expansion projects in the state. The money will be used to fund a competitive grant application program — Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas, or BOOT — whose aim is to bring high-speed…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter highlighting our work around health care prices and access. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Affordable Care Act Enrollment 🩺 Setting the Scene: Two weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the most recent national snapshot of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace…
Most of the roughly five million uninsured Texans already qualify for a government health program or for federal subsidies that would help pay for coverage — but they have not signed up. Texas 2036 has launched a groundbreaking, multi-year study to find out why. Last year, we held virtual and in-person focus group discussions across…