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More than 200,000 Texans Are Waiting for Medicaid Approval as Enrollment Declines

New eligibility checks have slowed processing as Medicaid enrollment fell 6% and SNAP enrollment dropped 17%, state data show.

Vanessa Melendez had been going back and forth with the state over her family’s Medicaid and food assistance applications for months when the Houston mom learned she was pregnant with her third child.

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The requirement for semi-annual renewal and labour check-ups saturated the state health system, leaving thousands of families and pregnant women without medical coverage or food assistance.

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More than 200,000 Texans are waiting for Medicaid approval as enrollment declines

Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state officials and advocates say.

·Houston, United States
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KPRC-TV broke the news in Houston, United States on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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