Texas
Dallas senator renews uphill battle to expand Medicaid to more Texas adults
Senate Bill 232 would create the Live Well Texas program, which would expand access to Medicaid while adding elements passed in other conservative states.
AUSTIN — A few years ago, with the nation in the throes of a pandemic, Sen. Nathan Johnson’s effort to add 1 million low-income Texans to Medicaid drew support from a handful of Republicans in the GOP-dominated Texas Legislature.
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