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Low-Income Texas Women Lack Access to Health Care

A Texas judge has officially denied Planned Parenthood’s request to be allowed to offer health services to low-income women in Texas through a state program. The result is that there are a lot of low-income women in Texas who now have no access to women’s health care. This is part of a long, long, story. This all started in February of 2012, when Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner, Tom Seuhs, signed a law that was designed to specifically exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving any of the funding that is earmarked for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP). At the … Continue reading →

Texas About to Change Rules for WHP

Starting in November of 2012, there will be new rules for the Texas Women’s Health Care Program (WHP). It is part of the Medicaid program. The new rules will further limit the amount of health care that low income women can receive coverage for. This is tragic news for low income women in Texas. Medicaid is usually funded by both the federal government and the government of an individual state. The state of Texas, however, lost their federal funding for the Women’s Health Care program (WHP), after it decided to specifically exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving funding through that program. … Continue reading →

The Texas Women’s Health Program Still Exists

The Texas Women’s Health Program is part of the Medicaid program in Texas. Legislators in Texas did an efficient job of gutting the program, but some of it still exists. Women who qualify will have difficultly finding a doctor who works with this program, and the state won’t cover care done at Planned Parenthood. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance to people who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy health insurance from a private company. Typically, Medicaid programs like the Texas Women’s Health Program would be … Continue reading →

Texas Sues Federal Government Over Funding Cut to WHP

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The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The lawsuit is challenging the federal government’s decision to cut the funding to the Medicaid Women’s Health Program in Texas. The decision was made after Texas chose to exclude the largest provider of women’s health care in their state from receiving any of the funding from WHP. First, a little background about this situation. The Medicaid Women’s Health Program, (WHP), is part of the Medicaid program in Texas. The WHP provides funding for the basic preventative care that women need. It includes things like … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 4 – 11, 2012

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Each and every week, there can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs appearing on the Insurance Blog. Keeping up with the Insurance Blog is a good way to stay informed about insurance changes that can affect your family. Use the Week in Review is a quick way to “ketchup”! Examining a Potential Health Insurance Plan I am, once again, attempting to find an affordable health insurance policy. In this blog, I go over what some of the abbreviations, phrases, and numbers in the health plan I am looking at actually mean. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on … Continue reading →

Texas has Officially Lost Funding for Medicaid Program

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A few weeks ago, the Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner signed a rule that specifically excluded Planned Parenthood from receiving any funding from the Medicaid Woman’s Health Program. As a result, the federal government has officially ended the federal funding for that program in Texas. In February of 2012, Tom Seuhs, the Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner, signed a law that was designed to specifically exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving any of the funding that is earmarked for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP). Some of the funding for the program comes from the state of Texas, but … Continue reading →