State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system

Texas Health and Human Services Commission is asking the state Legislature for $300 million next legislative session to improve the Medicaid enrollment process. (Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune)

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In Texas, health advocates often find themselves playing defense to encourage leaders to preserve the state’s relatively frugal public service offerings while also pushing for more.