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Press Contact:
Meghan Varghese, MSSW
Communications Manager
Texas Health Institute
communications@texashealthinstitute.org
Texas Health Lens: When Health Challenges Cross Institutional Lines
As Texas reviews key parts of its health and human services system, the next question is: how well are the structures connecting policy, financing, delivery, and local implementation equipped for the challenges ahead?
Texas Health Lens: Beyond Sign-Ups and What Texas’s 2026 Marketplace Numbers Signal
Texas entered 2026 with a record 4.17 million Health Insurance Marketplace plan selections.
Texas Health Lens: Healthcare Workforce and the Question Beyond Supply
Workforce shortages remain one of the most frequently cited challenges facing healthcare in Texas.
Texas Health Lens: What the Affordability Hearing Revealed and What Comes Next
The inaugural hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Healthcare Affordability marked an important and timely step in Texas’ evolving healthcare conversation.
Texas Health Lens: The Cost of Care and the Cost of Preventable Illness
April began with National Public Health Week. As the month closes, Texas is turning to another health issue that deserves equal attention: affordability.
Community Health Professionals: A Critical Part of Public Health Infrastructure
CHPs offer an essential perspective and play many roles in strengthening communities and systems.
Texas Health Lens: Community Health Workers, Billing, and Infrastructure
Across Texas, we are witnessing an important evolution in community-centered care. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have long played a critical role in supporting maternal health, chronic disease management, care coordination, and trust-building within communities.
The Responsive Trust Network: Turning Community Trust into Health System Capacity
Trust is one of the most critical, yet one of the most underdeveloped components of our health and research systems.
Texas Health Lens: Heart Health, Oral Health, and the System
February is observed as both American Heart Month and National Children’s Dental Health Month. In Texas, placing these two side by side offers more than a calendar coincidence.
Texas Health Lens: Underinsurance and Affordability
January brings renewed attention to insurance coverage and to major new investments aimed at strengthening rural health systems.