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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas bill extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from 12 to 24 months
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's & Children's Health by SpeakerSponsor: Suleman Lalani
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What This Bill Proposed
The Health and Human Services Commission is required to provide Medicaid to eligible women for a period of 24 months following a pregnancy, replacing the previous 12-month duration, effective September 1, 2025.
Extending health coverage length alters the duration of state-funded medical services for low-income mothers, impacting the timeline for postpartum healthcare access and state health expenditures.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
women who are eligible for medical assistance for pregnant women
Eligible women receive an extension of Medicaid medical assistance duration from 12 to 24 months following a pregnancy.
Health and Human Services Commission
The commission is required to administer medical assistance for the extended 24-month duration and request any necessary federal waivers.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's & Children's Health by Speaker
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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