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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.

RECENT NEWS STORIES

Texas Senate Press Conference on CMS’ Informational Bulletin

2023-06-09

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.

Multi Associate Letter to Biden

2021-12-22

 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.

11 Texas Congressional Democrats Ask HHS and CMS to Restore Texas’ Hospital Safety Net

2021-12-17

AUSTIN – Eleven Texas Congressional Democrats today asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly restore funding to Texas’ hospital safety net. Click here to read more.