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Texas had a higher percentage of uninsured kids than any other state, and its total of 829,000 uninsured children accounted for one in five of the nationwide total.

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More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.

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Texas got a temporary reprieve on Medicaid funding from the federal government. But that won’t solve underlying problems with high numbers of uninsured Texans.

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The money reimburses hospitals for the services they provide to Medicaid patients in Texas.

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