Star-Telegram
By: Bud Kennedy
More than 32,000 of our children are about to get bad news for Christmas. Along with greeting cards and gifts sent by relatives, they’ll find a letter in the mailbox Dec. 22 saying Texas and the U.S. have canceled their health coverage.
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“It’s terrible news for any parent to get in December — that in February there won’t be any more health coverage for their kids,” said Anne Dunkelberg of the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities. “It’s possible a significant number of kids may wind up uninsured,” she said: “For kids with significant long-term healthcare needs, it may be a crisis.”
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