Alleged Border Census Undercount May See Texas Lose 247M In Medicaid Lawmakers To Meet
In a letter signed by Democratic Representatives Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, Veronica Escobar, and Filemon Vela to the Director of the United States Census Bureau Robert Santos, the lawmakers stated that undercounting could cost Texas an estimated $247 million in federal Medicaid reimbursements for 2021. Along with the Medicaid loss, the lawmakers argued that the state could be impacted for the “next decade” as the state would receive less federal funding for things like infrastructure, health care, and children’s programs....