Federal Medicaid mandates take the first and biggest bite out of the Texas budget, taking priority over all other state spending – If Texas controlled Texas Medicaid, it could provide better care to patients, reduce inefficiencies, and improve reimbursements to providers. Federal funding formula for Medicaid encourages spending, not saving.
Health Care
Don’t Fence Me In: Reggie’s Story
DEL RIO—Reggie’s life has revolved around opportunity—seeking it all over America, and eventually creating it for himself, in response to the needs of his neighbors. He’s back in Del Rio now—where he belongs, he says. He runs a medical transport company (staffed by licensed EMTS and paramedics), something many of the elderly South Texas depend...
March 16, 2026