Texans would get one year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth under bill advanced by Senate committee

Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, which provides state-subsidized women's health services to low-income women. A Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill to give Texans 12 months of Medicaid coverage after giving birth. (Credit: Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune)

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A Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow pregnant Texans to remain on Medicaid for 12 months after they give birth. The bill has already cleared the House, so the next step, if the chamber chooses, is to send it to the Senate floor for a vote.