Do some research on Medicaid in your own state using Health Reform's Medicaid Expansion. Has your state expanded coverage? What is the eligibility level for coverage? How many people remain uninsured? Can adults without dependent children get coverage?

Texas introduced multiple legislative bills in 2019 to expand Medicaid coverage (Chen et al., 2019).

Step-by-step explanation

The lawmakers in Texas introduced multiple bills during the 2019 legislative session to expand Medicaid coverage. Under the new bill, eligible individuals that the coverage targeted included adults who had an income rate of 138% below the Federal poverty threshold, pregnant mothers, individuals with substance-use disorder, and those who suffer psychological problems (Chen et al., 2019). However, the proposition made by lawmakers did not receive adequate traction, even though more than two-thirds of Texans were in support of the Medicaid expansion coverage.

Accordingly, low-income earners in Texas remain uninsured, meaning that they continue facing challenges when accessing medical services. According to Chen et al. (2019), adults who do not have dependent children or any form of disability are not eligible for the coverage. At the moment, parents with dependent children can only be considered eligible if their income is not more than 17% of the Federal poverty level. Texans are hopeful that if the multiple bills for expanding Medicaid coverage can be implemented, more than 1.2 million people who are uninsured might be covered. Thus, they believe the expansion will bring to them positive economic effects.