Their recommendations include “obtain(ing) a greater share of federal tax funding to expand health insurance coverage; creat(ing) an appropriate state health plan, such as Texas Prescription; extend(ing)/renew(ing) the current Medicaid 1115 Waiver; and develop(ing) robust local and regional healthcare delivery systems.”
In its 2015 report, the task force also recommended “increasing support for behavioral and mental health initiatives and increasing the state’s healthcare workforce,” according to a news release.
Under the Texas Prescription, or TxRX plan, premiums would be based on income, and incentives would be given for healthy behaviors and activities, the release reads.
“This plan will expand healthcare coverage to more Texans while ensuring that it is specifically tailored to Texas needs and conditions, and participants are personally invested in any plan developed,” Steve Murdock, PhD, chairman of the Code Red Task Force and a sociology professor at Rice University, said in a news release.
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