When Jocelyn Galindo, 30, gave birth to her daughter in 2020, the first thing on her mind was her child’s health. During her stay at a Fort Worth hospital, she was referred to Cook Children’s ...

NORTH TEXAS — Cook Children's is suing the state of Texas over its decision to deny the hospital's health plan a new Medicaid contract. The pediatric healthcare system announced the lawsuit Wednesday.

Cook Children’s Health Plan, a major provider of Medicaid health insurance to Fort Worth kids and families, is suing Texas over its decision not to award a Medicaid contract to the health system.

Cook Children’s Health Plan has filed two lawsuits against the state to stop the Texas Health and Human Services Commission from removing them as a longstanding Medicaid contractor. In a news ...