Worries about whether her children can still get the health care they need are never far from Dawn Poole’s mind. It’s a constant, underlying concern.
To qualify for Medicaid in her home state of Texas, most children must come from families with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. In 2017, that’s $33,948 for a family of four.
In Texas, people with erratic incomes risk being cut off from Medicaid