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Texans Say It’s Getting Harder to Find Medical Care

Although more than 1 million Texans got health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a new survey found that 1 in 5 Texans says that it’s gotten harder to see a doctor in the past two years.

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Although more than 1 million Texans got health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a new survey found that 1 in 5 Texans says that it’s gotten harder to see a doctor in the past two years. Cost was cited as the main reason, along with narrow networks and a physician shortage in the state. (NPR)

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