TX announces plan to take over women’s health program
Texas health officials have delivered a proposal to the federal government that outlines their plans for transitioning the Women’s Health Program from a program primarily supported by federal funds to one that runs on state money. They want the federal government to keep paying for the Medicaid program through October “to ensure that current and future clients of the program have access to family planning services without disruption.”
In the proposal, state Medicaid director Billy Millwee acknowledged that the state plan differs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ announcement that it would gradually phase out federal funding of the WHP by April 30. Instead, the state wants to assume “full responsibility for the program” on Nov. 1.
