Posted on · Almost exactly 12 years ago today, Texas was sheltering people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The relief effort hit a lot of snags, and relief workers...
Posted on · The state has been using interim maps since 2013, because the original maps put into place in 2011 were also struck down by federal courts.
Posted on · In the Austin area, people will soon be able to buy a plan from a company called Oscar Health Insurance, a sort of health insurance startup started in 2012.
Posted on · The ban creates a potential for medical complications in second trimester abortions.
Posted on · According to state estimates, about 200,000 mothers in Texas will be eligible for the postpartum depression screenings each year.
Posted on · The Zika virus presents a lot of complications for public health officials, but according to a new study, one of the biggest problems is a knowledge gap.
Posted on · Several weeks ago, a federal court ruled Texas lawmakers intentionally diluted the voting power of minorities when it drew up congressional districts in 2011; last week the same court ruled the Texas House maps also were drawn with the intent to discriminate.
Posted on · Mosquito season is upon us, and Texas still isn’t out of the woods when it comes to Zika.
Posted on · A mumps outbreak in Texas has reached a 20-year high. Public health officials have identified 221 cases of the highly contagious disease so far this year, and it’s not because vaccination rates are dipping in Texas.
Posted on · A statewide task force ran into some issues getting good information last year when it was asked to write a report on why so many women in Texas were dying during pregnancy or shortly after.
Posted on · Unlike most things, health care is not a service with a visible price tag, and trying to find out how much health care costs in Texas can be difficult.
Posted on · After the failure of the GOP’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, there’s a new political landscape, and states across the country with Republican-led legislatures are weighing their options when it comes to Medicaid expansion.
Posted on · More than 1.2 million Texans are signed up for health insurance through the federal marketplace.
Posted on · Advocates on both sides of the aisle say the GOP health care bill will be bad for Texas because it will lead to more people without coverage and punish the state because it did not expand Medicaid.
Posted on · A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas health officials cannot kick Planned Parenthood out of the state's Medicaid program.