Congress is rushing to make deep Medicaid cuts that would take health care away from kids, seniors, people with disabilities, and pregnant women — and make it harder to keep open our hospitals, health clinics, and other health care providers. In fact, a new study from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the proposals under discussion would leave millions of Americans without health insurance.
These cuts would hurt Texans — especially kids — throughout the state. Let’s take a closer look.
Texas already has high uninsured rates in communities throughout the state.
Texas has the worst uninsured rate in the nation. Numerous Texas communities have uninsured rates over 10% (compared to the national rate of 5.1%), including Abilene, Beaumont, Brownsville, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, Laredo, Longview, McAllen, Midland, Sherman, and Waco. Policymakers should be working to improve the uninsured rate in these communities — not make it worse.
Most Texans enrolled in Medicaid are children.
Cutting Medicaid is a clear threat to Texas kids.
Every Congressional district in the state has a high number of Texans — especially children — who rely on Medicaid for health insurance.
Medicaid enrollment figures for each Texas congressional district underscore the importance of Medicaid in communities throughout the state and the consequences of potential cuts.
Data are from November 2024. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Program Participation Data Dashboard.
