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Strengthening Texas’ Healthcare Safety Net

Educate on, and advocate for, policies that enhance hospital funding, expand access to quality care, and support a stronger, more efficient healthcare system across Texas.

Who We Are

Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (“TEHP”) is a non-profit corporation that operates exclusively for social welfare in the State of Texas. TEHP supports policies that strengthen the healthcare safety-net system, and improve access to, and the availability, delivery, efficiency and funding of, quality healthcare services within the State of Texas. TEHP’s goal is to educate members of the community and empower hospitals so that they can provide accessible and high-quality healthcare services to patients in their care.

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Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage

KFF recently released a brief putting the magnitude of proposed Medicaid cuts in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost.

Key takeaways include:

  • Federal cuts of $880 billion over 10 years (or $88 billion per year) would represent 29% of state-financed Medicaid spending per resident.
  • States could opt to raise tax revenues to offset federal Medicaid reductions. Proposed federal cuts represent 6% of state taxes per resident.

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Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage

KFF recently released a brief putting the magnitude of proposed Medicaid cuts in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost. Key takeaways include: Federal cuts of $880 billion over 10 years (or $88 billion per year) would represent 29% of state-financed Medicaid spending per resident. States could opt to raise tax revenues to offset federal Medicaid reductions. Proposed federal cuts...

Texas Senate Press Conference on CMS’ Informational Bulletin

AUSTIN ” A bipartisan group of state senators, led by Senator Bryan Hughes and Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa, stood with faith leaders, including Bishop Dixon of the Saving Hospitals Saves Lives Coalition, at the Texas Capitol Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to push back on looming changes to Medicaid that could strip almost $9 billion out of the system and leave hundreds of thousands more Texans uninsured. View Press Conference Here

Multi Associate Letter to Biden

Dear President Biden, Director Rice, & Secretary Becerra: On behalf of the hospitals, health systems, and health care providers we collectively represent, our associations urge the Biden Administration to direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to restore desperately needed funds to the Texas Medicaid program. Click here to read more.

Texas Democratic Delegation Letter

Dear Secretary Becerra, Administrator Brooks-LaSure, Deputy Administrator Tsai, and Deputy Director Costello: Thank you for your tireless work to ensure the health and well-being of all Americans, particularly in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. On behalf of our Texas constituents, we are grateful for your efforts. Click here to read more

Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage

KFF recently released a brief putting the magnitude of proposed Medicaid cuts in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost. Key takeaways include: Federal cuts of $880 billion over 10 years (or $88 billion per year) would represent 29% of state-financed Medicaid spending per resident. States could opt to raise tax revenues to offset federal Medicaid reductions. Proposed federal cuts...

Texas Senate Press Conference on CMS’ Informational Bulletin

AUSTIN ” A bipartisan group of state senators, led by Senator Bryan Hughes and Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa, stood with faith leaders, including Bishop Dixon of the Saving Hospitals Saves Lives Coalition, at the Texas Capitol Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to push back on looming changes to Medicaid that could strip almost $9 billion out of the system and leave hundreds of thousands more Texans uninsured. View Press Conference Here