Charles Miller

Charles Miller

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.

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Physician Shortage Grows Worse Across Texas

November 30, 2021
Recent analysis of primary care shortages in Texas shows that as of July 2021, 249 of Texas’ 254 counties have areas with shortages of primary care physicians. In 228 of them, the entire county has a shortage — nearly double what it was as of 2019. Texas Public Radio recently reported on the numbers, which...
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Employers and employees are paying more for health coverage

November 18, 2021
Employers and employees shoulder an ever-increasing price of health insurance in this country according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey. In order for employer-sponsored health coverage to regain accessibility and affordability, employers need a stronger voice in negotiating prices and designing benefit plans that align incentives. Despite the fact...
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Comments on SB 1296 Informal Rule

November 18, 2021
Texas 2036 submitted the following comments on the Texas Department of Insurance’s informal rule on SB 1296 (87R). Background Texas 2036 supported the creation of Chapter 1698 of the Texas Insurance Code (SB 1296 [87R]). Prior to last legislative session, we contracted with an actuarial firm to conduct an assessment of the impact of this...
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Still on the Table

May 21, 2021
The broad push to provide segments of the five million uninsured Texans with more coverage options is still active this session. Texas legislators still have an opportunity during this regular legislative session to adopt proposals outlined in the Speaker’s Healthy Families, Healthy Texas plan and make available improved health coverage options to the uninsured, such as:...
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Improving Texas’ Health Data Infrastructure

April 22, 2021
The following testimony was provided to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on March 31, 2021 Texas 2036 submits these written comments in support of SB 969.  Texas 2036 is a non-partisan public policy organization designed to bring together the sensible center on data-driven policies.  SB 969 focuses on public health data reporting...
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