With No Medicaid Expansion in Sight, Hospitals and Nonprofits Fill the Coverage Gap The North Texas Healthcare Coverage Collaborative is providing a financial stopgap for the uninsured. By Will Maddox Published in Healthcare Business April 12, 2021 11:00 am In addition to claiming nearly 50,000 lives in Texas, COVID-19 has resulted in job loss for thousands more. Along with a loss of income, many of these Texans lost their health insurance coverage. But a collaborative is stepping up to provide short-term assistance to those in need of coverage. The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, and the Dallas County Enroll North Texas ACA Coalition have launched the North Texas Healthcare Coverage Collaborative (NTHCC) to provide financial assistance to help purchase coverage.