Major Jones issues letter to Gov. Abbott calling for answer to state’s Medicaid backlog

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to address a rising backlog in Medicaid applications.

In the Monday letter, Jones told Abbott to let her know how the mayor’s office could “be a resource as we serve our most vulnerable neighbors.”

Jones pointed to recent reporting saying more than 210,000 Texans were awaiting processing for Medicaid applications, a figure that had “skyrocketed” between January and August, according to The Dallas Morning News…

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