Cook Children’s hospital sues the state of Texas over Medicaid contract dispute

Cook Children’s Health Plan, a major provider of Medicaid health insurance to Fort Worth kids and families, is suing Texas over its plan not to award a Medicaid contract to the health system. Officials with Cook Children’s announced the suit, which was filed in Travis County, Wednesday. The dispute is over the state’s process for awarding contracts for Medicaid, the health insurance program that primarily provides insurance for children, pregnant and postpartum moms, and adults and children with disabilities. In the Tarrant County region, Cook Children’s Health Plan has provided...