Following an increase in hospital compliance with price transparency laws earlier this year, Texas 2036 updated its Texas hospital pricing data, highlighting a significant opportunity for employers and other payers to reduce health care expenses. The latest hospital pricing data reveals significant price variance for childbirth and other common medical services across the state, underscoring…
What is the RSIZ? The Rural Schools Innovation Zone (RSIZ) is a nonprofit organization that oversees a regional partnership begun among three school districts in South Texas: Freer Independent School District (ISD), Premont ISD, and Brooks County ISD. In 2023, the RSIZ expanded to include two new school districts: Agua Dulce ISD and Benavides ISD….
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter exploring how higher ed can help break the recidivism cycle in Texas prisons. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Gratitude and Grit: Building a Better Texas Together This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for Texas — a state defined by resilience, resourcefulness and…
The Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF), the state’s investment fund for public schools, received preliminary authorization today for a record distribution to Texas public schools, increasing funding available for public schools by $512 million over the previous biennial distribution. This record distribution comes as a result of investment returns that are outperforming expectations. According to…
Braided funding involves combining two or more sources (or “streams”) of funding to support a single program or activity. With braided funding, programs combine funds from multiple sources to support a single purpose, but the individual funding streams that are braided together maintain their separate identities and reporting requirements. Managing braided funding therefore requires administrative…
With the ACA Marketplace open enrollment now underway, Texas 2036 is calling attention to the affordability of health insurance for millions of Texans. This enrollment period, which runs through January 15, 2025, offers an unprecedented opportunity for uninsured Texans to secure free or low-cost coverage. Texas continues to have the highest uninsured rate in the…