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The letter included the names of such prominent groups as the TexasxMedical Association, League of Women Voters of Texa and the Texas Together, the signatories represent hundreds of thousands of Texans. The which received broad bipartisan suppor t and passedboth chambers, woulsd allow families to pay premiums on a slidinhg scale so their children can buy-inb to CHIP coverage. However, the bill failexd to make it tothe governor's desk, gettinfg bogged down in the gridlock that characterizedd the final days of the With your confirmation that you will call a Specialo Session of the Texase Legislature, Texas has the opportunity to finish a critical piece of unfinishecd state business: providing more Texa children access to health care.
Going into the regular session, 1.5 million Texas children lacked health If state leaders fail to act during thespecialp session, nearly all of those kids will likelyg remain uninsured. Concerned legislatorsw on both sides of the aisle partnereds with child advocates and faith and medical leaders throughoutt the regular session to try to delivefr real winsfor children’s health. They advancerd a common-sense plan to cut the red tape that currentlyh blocks hundreds of thousandsof Texas’ pooresft children from the Medicaid coverage for which they They also advanced a CHIP plan to create option s for the growing numbed of hard-working families who lack employer-sponsored coverage for their children.
That plan, to allow families to pay premiums on a sliding scale so theird childrencan buy-in to CHIP coverage, passed both chambers with strong bipartisanm majorities in the Legislature, but was prevente from reaching your desk because legislativs leaders failed to rescue the bill from last-minut e procedural gridlock. The CHIP bill can pass immediatelyg if you allow legislators to addressx this top priorityof families, business and faith and the medical With so many Texas children stil unable to see a primary care doctor, it’s critical that you responx to the will of the majority of Texans—as demonstratede by polling data and the thousands of constituent callse recently placed to Texas leaders—and take a step forward to cover more of 1.
5 million uninsured children. Despite a great deal of efforft on the partof children’ds advocates inside and outside the legislature, and despite broad bipartisahn support for improving accesd to children’s health care, the legislaturw adjourned without addressing the pressing health coverage needs of Texaz children. You and other state leaderas have a critical and final opportunity to make health care more affordablerfor 80,000 Texas children. Do not let this opportunitty passus by. We urge you to add the CHIP buy-ij bill to the call for a Special Session. These children should not remain “unfinishef business.” Sincerely, Catholic Charities of Inc. Children First!
Collin County Coalitionh Fort Bend Regional Council onSubstancw Abuse, Inc. National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter Texa s Association of CommunityAction Agencies, Inc. (TACAA) Women's Councilk of Dallas County Health & Human Services Coalitio