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May 1, 2015
Is Texas Spending on Border Security Just Political Theater? The Texas House is considering a resolution asking Congress for more than $600 million for border security compensation. Mark P. Jones, fellow in political science, was interviewed about the political theater of border security spending in Texas.
May 1, 2015
Uninsured Rates Plunge Across Texas The percentage of Texans without health insurance dropped 31 percent since enrollment began in the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a new report by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, and Elena Marks, nonresident fellow in health policy, are quoted.
May 1, 2015
Study: Texas' Rate of Uninsured Falls Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted in the Texas Tribune about the rate of Texans without health insurance and the widening “coverage gap” among poor and middle-income Texans.
May 1, 2015
Affordable Care Act Is a Work in Progress A recent study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation is cited in an article about the successes and challenges of the Affordable Care Act.
May 1, 2015
The Unrealized Value of Biofuels Ghasideh Pourhashem, postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Energy Studies, authored a Forbes blog about the unrealized value and potential profitability of biofuels.