I am grateful to have the opportunity to lead Community Health Choice, an organization deeply invested in our community’s health. More than 22,421 have enrolled in Marketplace coverage via Community thus far during open enrollment. We invested in a Marketplace outreach mega-van, which as the Houston Chronicle reported “includes two offices...
Many people have asked me what I think of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  The simple answer is that, despite my reservations about some parts of the bill, it is potentially great news for Texans. Official estimates are that the ACA...
Vaccines save lives. That's the truth I experience every day leading a health insurance company covering the lives of more than 250,000 children. We pay millions of dollars each year to immunize all of our members. We have "wellness callers" who make calls every day to encourage and make...
As the 83rd session of the Texas State Legislature wraps up, health care solutions are still in flux. Neither the House nor the Senate found a way to unequivocally enact better access to smarter, more effective health services, and deliver a resulting bill for the governor’s signature. However, many leaders...
I'm honored to be included in the conversations the media is having about Texans and the upcoming federal Health Insurance Marketplace (so far, Texas has declined to run its own state Marketplace, so we have no choice but to join the federal Marketplace). Please help me spread the word...
I am feeling very optimistic this open enrollment period. Optimistic that there will be a higher number of health care sign-ups in the Health Insurance Marketplace, resulting in more people receiving access to health coverage. An essential day this open enrollment season is Dec. 15 because it is the last...
I keep hearing that people on Medicaid have far worse access to providers compared to those insured by other means of coverage. These notions have been fueled in Texas by a Texas Medical Association (TMA) report released in 2012 which continues to be misrepresented as stating that only 31%...
In its "31 Days, 31 Ways" special coverage, the Texas Tribune is dedicating August to highlight 31 pieces of important legislation from the recent 84th Texas Legislature. One of the thirty-one is the new Ombudsman position created as a safeguard for Texas' foster children. Thank you to everyone who helped...