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TWHC Policy Priorities – 87th Legislature – 2021

Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition's advocacy efforts and policy priorities for the 88th Legislative Session highlight the importance of ensuring access to preventive care and contraception for Texas women, emphasizing the need for fully funding safety net programs like Healthy Texas Women and the Family Planning Program. We propose policy changes to remove barriers to contraceptive access, such as adding birth control as a covered benefit in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Additionally, it underscores the importance of supporting postpartum women by maintaining Medicaid coverage for 12 months and improving data access for maternal and infant health.

Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition 2021 Interim Charge Recommendations – 2021

Senate Health and Human Services Committee Senate Bill 1149 by Senator Lois Kolkhorst – 2021

House Human Services Committee Testimony of the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition- 2021

Senate Bill 1149 — Support with Amendments by Senator Lois Kolkhorst — 2021

House Insurance Committee House Bill 2651 by Representative Jessica Gonzalez – 2021

House Human Services Committee HB 133 by Representative Toni Rose – 2021

Texas Policy Evaluation Project: Publicly Funded Reproductive Health Care Programs for People with Low Incomes in Texas, 2011-2021

The brief narrates the story of changes to reproductive health care funding and services in Texas beginning in 2011

House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Article II Health and Human Services Commission FY 2022-2023 — 2021

House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee Article II: Health and Human Services Appropriations FY 2022-2023 – 2021