850,000 Texas Children Eligible for Medicaid & CHIP, but Ae Not Enrolled

There are 1.5 million children in Texas that do not have health insurance, more than 850,000 are eligible for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP, but are not currently enrolled into either program. Medicaid is free for families that cannot afford children’s health insurance. CHIP is a program for the families that earn too much for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. Both of these programs provide immunizations, checkups, prescription drugs, hospital visits and dental care.

Human Services Executive Commissioner, Albert Hawkins said “some families just don’t know about the programs or others say their children are healthy and don’t need the care. Even if you think your children are healthy, there can always be that time that the children could get sick and need a doctor and the family not have enough money to pay for the doctor’s visit.

Texas needs to do a better job of letting these families know about these programs even if the families claim their children are healthy. Advertising in Texas magazines, local television stations or on billboards would go far in helping the word get out about these programs and help these families give their children the proper health care they deserve.

I agree "TX Prison Guards indicted in inmates assault"

I agree. This subject is often over looked just because the inmates are in prison and once there no one cares what their rights are. Yes they did wrong to be put in there but do not deserve more cruel and unusual punishment from guards that are obviously getting away with it. I’m sure the two “correctional officers” that witnessed the punishment were friends with the officers giving out the punishment, but when you see this kind of abuse that should not be happening in prison or out, you should feel the right to speak up. This is something this often over looked and needs to be closer watched. Also the prison mate, Robert Tanzini, should not have to represent himself, what kind of law experience is he going to have. He is going to be in a lose, lose situation and will never have the proper right to defend himself. TX Reporter Chick is right when accused of the assault they should lose their right as correctional officers, be sentenced for 10 years, fined $250,000 and some of the fine should go to the family of the victim.