Charles Miller, Director of Health and Economic Mobility Policy
Charles works to improve the affordability and accessibility of health care. In 2020, he led a team for Texas 2036 that developed the Health Coverage Policy Explorer, an interactive online tool that allowed policymakers and the public to explore the costs and effectiveness of numerous policy scenarios to increase the number of insured Texans.
J.P. Morgan, the famous financier, was reported once to have said, “If you have to ask what the price is, you can’t afford it.” That adage would seem to apply as well to the perception of a growing number of Texans when it comes to health care, according to a recent Texas voter poll conducted…
Tarrant and Dallas counties have gained national attention but not for an enviable category – they lead the nation in medical debt. Startling statistics from Kaiser Health News reveal that almost one out of every three (27%) Tarrant County residents carry medical debt on their credit records, with Dallas County residents not far behind at…
Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Charles Miller talked Thursday with members of the House Select Committee on Health Care Reform on legislation that would have the state take over operation of the health insurance marketplace currently run by the federal government. Miller said that a state-based exchange contemplated by House Bill 700 “is a concept…
Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Charles Miller offered oral and written testimony on Thursday to the Texas House Select Committee on Health Care Reform in favor of House Bill 711, which offers one solution to anti-competitive contracting and conduct affecting health care provider networks. Here are highlights from his testimony: Key takeaways: HB 711 is the…
As we approach the halfway point in the legislative session, teachers have been at the center of many of the most important legislative debates. Headlines across Texas have highlighted the challenges many school districts have faced in hiring and retaining teachers. Lawmakers have zeroed in on proposals to increase teacher pay and improve teacher quality…
There’s been a lot of talk about transparency in health care lately, and sometimes it can get confusing with all the various laws and rules that have passed. Here I’d like to talk about what’s happened so far, and what is scheduled to happen in the near future. In a subsequent post, I’ll talk about…