More than 40,000 pregnant people in Texas waited more than a month for the state to process their Medicaid applications – which an advocacy group said could delay vital prenatal care.
Texans Care for Children recently released data it received from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, or HHSC, that shows between March 2025 and this February almost 24,000 people waited more than 60 days. A 2025 external quality review of Texas Medicaid also found once pregnant people were enrolled in the program they could face wait times for appointments.
“When our moms miss out on prenatal care or start prenatal care late, they’re more likely to have complications with their pregnancy and their babies are less likely to be healthy,” said Diana Forester, director of health policy at Texans Care for Children.