Texas Legislature to decide Cook Children's Health Plan fate, impacting thousands
CBS TEXAS
[{'start': '1.199', 'end': '5.359', 'text': 'Think about this number for a second.'}, {'start': '3.040', 'end': '7.440', 'text': '125,000 families, pregnant women, and'}, {'start': '5.359', 'end': '9.040', 'text': 'medically fragile children in North'}, {'start': '7.440', 'end': '10.960', 'text': 'Texas who are currently on the Cook'}, {'start': '9.040', 'end': '13.120', 'text': "Children's Health Plan could lose their"}, {'start': '10.960', 'end': '14.960', 'text': 'coverage. Caroline Vanderg has reported'}, {'start': '13.120', 'end': '17.199', 'text': 'on the insurance fight with the state'}, {'start': '14.960', 'end': '19.520', 'text': 'and found out the ball is in the court'}, {'start': '17.199', 'end': '21.840', 'text': 'of the Texas legislature.'}, {'start': '19.520', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'The Pinan triplets have been patients at'}, {'start': '21.840', 'end': '26.080', 'text': "Cook Children's Medical Center since"}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '28.720', 'text': 'they were babies. My daughter is in a'}, {'start': '26.080', 'end': '30.960', 'text': 'wheelchair. My son has a feeding tube.'}, {'start': '28.720', 'end': '33.440', 'text': 'They have mental health issues. Their'}, {'start': '30.960', 'end': '36.000', 'text': 'mom, Liz Pinon, says they all have'}, {'start': '33.440', 'end': '38.160', 'text': "complex medical needs. I'm here in the"}, {'start': '36.000', 'end': '40.399', 'text': 'hospital sometimes twice. This week,'}, {'start': '38.160', 'end': '42.559', 'text': "I've been there twice. She says juggling"}, {'start': '40.399', 'end': '44.399', 'text': 'all their appointments and care has been'}, {'start': '42.559', 'end': '46.239', 'text': 'easier since moving to the Cook'}, {'start': '44.399', 'end': '48.879', 'text': "Children's Health Plan about 7 years"}, {'start': '46.239', 'end': '50.800', 'text': 'ago. The pediatric health care system'}, {'start': '48.879', 'end': '53.120', 'text': 'has managed Medicaid coverage for'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '55.280', 'text': 'medically fragile children, lowincome'}, {'start': '53.120', 'end': '57.960', 'text': 'families, and pregnant women for more'}, {'start': '55.280', 'end': '61.600', 'text': 'than 20 years. How are you feeling now'}, {'start': '57.960', 'end': '64.000', 'text': 'knowing the future of the plan is'}, {'start': '61.600', 'end': '65.920', 'text': "essentially in limbo? I'm feeling really"}, {'start': '64.000', 'end': '68.479', 'text': 'heartbroken. Texas Health and Human'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '70.640', 'text': 'Services announced plans last year to'}, {'start': '68.479', 'end': '73.280', 'text': "drop the Cook Children's Health Plan and"}, {'start': '70.640', 'end': '76.080', 'text': 'award contracts to several national'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '77.680', 'text': 'for-profit insurance companies instead.'}, {'start': '76.080', 'end': '79.840', 'text': 'The health care system is working with'}, {'start': '77.680', 'end': '81.680', 'text': 'state lawmakers on bills that would'}, {'start': '79.840', 'end': '84.080', 'text': "reinstate children's hospital plans"}, {'start': '81.680', 'end': '86.560', 'text': 'across the state and make changes to the'}, {'start': '84.080', 'end': '89.040', 'text': 'process moving forward. Why would the'}, {'start': '86.560', 'end': '91.439', 'text': 'state take contracts away from'}, {'start': '89.040', 'end': '93.920', 'text': 'Texas-based companies and give them to'}, {'start': '91.439', 'end': '96.240', 'text': 'national companies where those profits'}, {'start': '93.920', 'end': '98.400', 'text': 'and earnings are going to go outside the'}, {'start': '96.240', 'end': '100.159', 'text': 'state of Texas? We need to keep those'}, {'start': '98.400', 'end': '102.079', 'text': 'here in the state of Texas so that'}, {'start': '100.159', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'people like us can continue to make'}, {'start': '102.079', 'end': '105.600', 'text': 'investments in the health of our'}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '107.600', 'text': 'community. But the clock is ticking to'}, {'start': '105.600', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'make it happen. With just four weeks'}, {'start': '107.600', 'end': '111.119', 'text': 'left in this legislative session, they'}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '114.159', 'text': 'just need to make their will known in'}, {'start': '111.119', 'end': '117.360', 'text': 'this case. Removing this plan punishes'}, {'start': '114.159', 'end': '119.680', 'text': 'families who already have to navigate a'}, {'start': '117.360', 'end': '121.360', 'text': "a life that's hard. I know the bottom"}, {'start': '119.680', 'end': '123.680', 'text': 'line, my kids would probably be okay,'}, {'start': '121.360', 'end': '126.240', 'text': "but there's so many kids out there that"}, {'start': '123.680', 'end': '128.959', 'text': 'will not be okay. And Pinon hopes'}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '131.440', 'text': 'lawmakers think about those families and'}, {'start': '128.959', 'end': '136.319', 'text': 'not just the money in Fort Worth.'}, {'start': '131.440', 'end': '136.319', 'text': 'Caroline Vandergriff, CBS News, Texas.'}]