The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin,Texas. It is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 52,384 students as of Fall 2022,it is also the largest institution in the system.
In the United States,Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments,which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits,but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a significant portion of their funding.
Medicare is a government national health insurance program in the United States,begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older,but also for some younger people with disability status as determined by the SSA,including people with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public academic health science center in Galveston,Texas,United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. UTMB includes the oldest medical school in Texas,and has about 11,000 employees. In February 2019,it received an endowment of $560 million.
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) –formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) –is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. The program was designed to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. The program was passed into law as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,and the statutory authority for CHIP is under title XXI of the Social Security Act.
The Social Security Amendments of 1965,Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law 89–97,79 Stat. 286,enacted July 30,1965,was legislation in the United States whose most important provisions resulted in creation of two programs:Medicare and Medicaid. The legislation initially provided federal health insurance for the elderly and for financially challenged families.
The University of Texas at Tyler is a public research university in Tyler,Texas. Founded in 1971,it is a part of the University of Texas System.
Jonathan 'Jon' Dolan is a trade association executive and former Missouri legislator who served in the Missouri Senate from 2003 to 2005 and served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003.
Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are programs within the United States that provide comprehensive health services for individuals age 55 and over who are sufficiently frail to be categorized as "nursing home eligible" by their state's Medicaid program. The ultimate goal of PACE programs is to keep eligible older adults out of nursing homes and within their communities for as long as possible. Services include primary and specialty medical care,nursing,nutrition,social services,therapies,pharmaceuticals,day health center services,home care,health-related transportation,minor modification to the home to accommodate disabilities,and anything else the program determines is medically necessary to maximize a member's health. If you or a loved one are eligible for nursing home level care but prefer to continue living at home,a PACE program can provide expansive health care and social opportunities during the day while you retain the comfort and familiarity of your home outside of day hours.
Emmett Wilson Hanger Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991,when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. He then served as member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 24th district from 1996 to 2024. This district,located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains,included the independent cities of Staunton,and Waynesboro,as well as Augusta County,Greene County,Madison County,and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. In September 2016,Texas began transforming how it delivers health and human services to qualified Texans,with a goal of making the Health and Human Services System more efficient and effective. Sept. 1,2017,marked another major milestone in this transformation.
Mary Edna González is an American politician who serves in the Texas House of Representatives from House District 75. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected in November 2012 to represent an area that includes eastern El Paso County,parts of the city of El Paso and the towns of Socorro,Clint,Fabens,Horizon City,San Elizario and Tornillo. She is also the first openly pansexual elected official in the United States.
Donna Smelser Howard is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 48th District since her election in 2006. She currently serves as vice chair of the House Administration Committee and also serves on the Appropriations Committee,the Higher Education Committee,and the Appropriations Sub-Committees on Article III and on Budget Transparency and Reform.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with multiple campus throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. It is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 after the consolidation of the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College and the University of Texas–Pan American.
David M. Gowan Sr. is an American politician who currently serves in the Arizona Senate from January 14,2019,and previously as Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 2015–2017 legislative session and a Representative for Legislative District 14 from January 14,2013,to January 9,2017. Gowan served consecutively from January 2009 until January 14,2013 in the District 30 seat which redistricted into District 14 in 2012. In 2013,he was elected Majority Leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. In 2015,Gowan was elected to serve as Speaker of the House. On October 5,2015,Gowan announced his candidacy for Arizona's 1st congressional district,but withdrew before the Republican primary.
Sylvester Turner is an American attorney and politician who was the 62nd mayor of Houston,Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016. He attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School. Turner ran for mayor of Houston in 1991,losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier. He lost again in 2003,coming in third and thus missing the runoff.
Esther E. Houser is the former State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services for the State of Oklahoma. Houser served as the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from 1979 until her retirement in 2014.
The following is a list of plans which were considered to replace the Affordable Care Act during the Donald Trump administration. The plans were considered after the Republican Party gained a federal government trifecta in 2016. "Repeal and replace" has been a Republican slogan since March 2010 when the ACA was signed into law and had been adopted by former President Donald Trump.
William (Bill) Roemer is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,since 2019,representing the 31st district. The district encompasses the majority of western and northern Summit county. A Republican,he is serving his third term in the House of Representatives.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
