Feds slash the budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance

Feds slash the budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance

About this time of year, Foundation Communities would be getting its latest group of "navigators" ready to help more than 6,800 Central Texans sign up for insurance coverage, but funding for the program has been slashed.

Feds cut program to help Texans find insurance

With the Affordable Care Act navigator budget cut by 90%, nonprofits are seeking ways to fund their efforts to bring more of the state’s uninsured into regular health care.