Expanding access to affordable health care

Texas has the unfortunate distinction of leading the nation in the number of uninsured residents, many of whom are our children and seniors. Health care is ultimately a national problem that requires a national solution, but we must do our part at the state level to expand access to affordable care. That means restoring the hundreds of thousands of kids cut off the state’s

Children’s Health Insurance Program, and making sure our state-assisted nursing homes are properly funded. We also must open more neighborhood-based clinics to reduce the burden on our emergency rooms and provide badly needed basic and preventive care.