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People earning less than $75,000 may owe zero federal taxes Lower income families may owe no federal taxes FOX 26 Reporter Heather Sullivan has some smart sense on what could be next for some lower income families. HOUSTON - People earning less than $75,000 a year may not owe any federal income tax when they file next year. President Bidens American Rescue Plan passed in March is putting much of that money in their pockets instead. The extended deadline to file your federal taxes is coming up o...

Texas House eying a Thursday vote on Medicaid expansion; supporters say they have enough votes Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman © Stephen Spillman, for Statesman Olga Kauffman, of San Antonio attends a rally to expand Medicaid at the Capitol in March, 2019. [Stephen Spillman for Statesman] As the Texas House takes up the roughly $250 billion state budget on Thursday, Democrats will propose an amendment to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act — ...

As the Texas House takes up the roughly $250 billion state budget on Thursday, Democrats will propose an amendment to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act — and they could have the votes for it to pass. State leaders are facing heightened pressure to expand coverage through the joint state-federal program to more low-income Texans after the federal government this month rescinded approval for a waiver that delivers billions of dollars to a safety net program for uninsured T...

Texas Public Radio Health care advocates in Texas say they see an opportunity to address the state’s rising uninsured rate after the Biden administration announced last week that it is rescinding a health care deal the Trump administration cut with Texas. The 10-year extension of the state’s Medicaid waiver would have provided federal funds to help pay for the cost of hospital care for uninsured Texans through 2032. In a letter to the state’s Medicaid director, federal health officials s...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week its decision to rescind Texas’s Medicaid 1115 waiver, citing insufficient reasoning for exempting the state from the waiver’s required public comment period. In explaining its decision, CMS cited a letter it received late last year from three stakeholder organizations urging the department to reconsider exempting Texas from the public comment period.     The three organizations are the Children’s Defense Fund, Ever...

The Biden Administration rescinded whats called a 1115 waiver that would have extended for 10 years Texas’ health care safety net for uninsured residents. The existing waiver expires next year. Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Biden administration on Friday rescinded changes to a federal funding agreement, known as a 1115 waiver, that would have e...

The decision was reportedly a bid to push Texas toward expanding Medicaid. Author: Shannon Najmabadi (Texas Tribune) Published: 3:35 PM CDT April 17, 2021 Updated: 3:35 PM CDT April 17, 2021 ( The Texas Tribune) The Biden administration on Friday rescinded changes to a federal funding agreement, known as a 1115 waiver, that would have extended for 10 years Texas’ health care safety net for uninsured residents — teeing up a new round of negotia...

Leticia Campos is starting a new chapter. After years of working in health insurance, the 35-year-old single mother recently went back to school to study to become an occupational therapist, enrolling at Austin Community College.  For the past year, her weekdays have been occupied by online classes, coursework and raising her 4-year-old son. On weekends, she works full days at a local waxing salon to help make ends meet. On a recent Sunday toward the end of her shift, Campos described the ear...

Stimulus passes House, including expanded Child Tax Credit which could change the tide for child poverty The House is passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Wednesday. He is expected to sign it into law Friday. Updated Wednesday at 1:25 p.m. with House vote on the bill and President Biden’s statement. Low and middle-income families in Texas and beyond are close to getting a big boost, as Congress voted to expand the Child Tax Credit as part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus pa...