This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter highlighting our work around health care prices and access. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Affordable Care Act Enrollment 🩺 Setting the Scene: Two weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the most recent national snapshot of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace…
Most of the roughly five million uninsured Texans already qualify for a government health program or for federal subsidies that would help pay for coverage — but they have not signed up. Texas 2036 has launched a groundbreaking, multi-year study to find out why. Last year, we held virtual and in-person focus group discussions across…
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of the new interactive Texas Broadband Development Map, which illustrates the state of digital connectivity in the state and identifies areas eligible for funding. Texas’ map will be used to determine the allocation of more than $500 million in federal money from the Capital Projects Fund for broadband…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter about the Sunset Commission’s recent adoption of recommendations to improve state agencies. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Last week, the Sunset Advisory Commission adopted recommendations to improve the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Here’s a look at…
The introduced versions of House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 (88-R), each chamber’s respective proposal for the state’s biennial budget for 2024-2025, have been filed, and they both include an estimated $650 million to fully implement the legislation that would enact community college finance reforms. Over the past two years, Texas 2036 has worked…