As part of the mission of the agency, TACHC engages in advocacy efforts at the state and federal levels on behalf of safety net providers and promotes public policy that expands access to health care services and improves health care outcomes for vulnerable populations and underserved communities throughout the state. As part of these advocacy efforts, TACHC works closely with other health care providers and children's health and indigent health care advocacy groups.

A major priority for the Association has been to promote the eligibility determination and retention of eligible populations on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program as well as eliminate barriers to enrollment in these health insurance programs. In addition to health insurance coverage programs, TACHC also works to expand existing health care services and establish new programs designed to increase access for underserved Texans to preventative and primary care health services. During the most recent legislative session, TACHC was successful in securing funding for the Primary Health Care Grant Program and the Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator Program

2008 Texas Community Health Center Fact Sheet.

Learn more about HB 2154 and enhanced physician loan repayment at www.healthaccessfortexas.org.