Nicholas Armstrong is a Policy Analyst for the Center on Health and Families with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in History and a minor in Applied Economics.
Up to 17 million people may lose their healthcare coverage with the new changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace under President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” — including 1.7 million Texans. The OBBB cuts $1 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, mostly from Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that provides...
When Magdalena Evans experienced stomach pains that started to spread to the rest of her body, she immediately consulted her direct primary care doctor. The follow-up CT scan showed she had a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in her small intestine. Her direct primary care physician (DPC) referred her to Ascension Dell Seton for a surgery to...
The Texas legislative session is in full swing. With topics like school choice, fixing the electrical grid, and AI regulations will rightly be in the spotlight, Texas lawmakers should prioritize the widespread problem of non-profit hospitals not living up to their charitable mission. A report published last December by the Texas Health and Human Service...
The Texas doctor shortage is no laughing matter. The Lone Star State is projected to be short 10,330 doctors by 2032. Over 6 million Texans live in Health Provider Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and thirty-seven counties lack a single primary care doctor. To make matters worse, 15 percent of Texas’ primary care physicians are 65 years...