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Health & Science

Texas doesn’t have enough funding for community-based services for the intellectually disabled

Caroline Love / Christina Lee

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of Texans who are intellectually and developmentally disabled have applied for home and community-based therapies under the Medicaid Waivers program.

Tags Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health healthcare HHSC medicaid Medicaid waivers science

Coronavirus

New Federal Data Confirms Which Texas Nursing Homes Have COVID-19 Outbreaks

Samuel King, KUT

Posted on June 5, 2020 · The data includes specifics on which facilities have cases — information that both Texas and Austin officials had previously refused to release, citing privacy laws.

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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Health & Science

Feds Cease Greater Oversight Of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Initiated After Patient Death

Associated Press

Posted on August 8, 2019 · The Houston Chronicle reports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has notified the hospital that it's again in compliance with agency requirements.

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Health & Science

Baylor St. Luke’s President Responds To Safety Problems In Federal Report

Jen Rice

Posted on July 12, 2019 · “Our most important obligation at this point is to listen carefully to the findings,” says Doug Lawson.

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Health & Science

MD Anderson Cited For Patient Care, Safety Problems

Associated Press

Posted on June 12, 2019 · The Houston Chronicle reports an "adverse event" involving a blood transfusion that was reported in December has caused increased federal oversight.

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Houston Matters

Investigative Story Analyzes Data On Deaths Of St. Luke’s Liver And Lung Transplant Recipients

Houston Matters / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on December 4, 2018 · The Chronicle and ProPublica have also reported problems with the heart transplant program. St. Luke’s says they meet national standards for transplants of liver and lung.

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Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 15, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: We talk about a problematic element of medical tourism in Mexico, new goings-on in the world of politics, and how Houstonians use social media.

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How public hospitals can fill in health care gaps

Craig Cohen

Posted on March 14, 2023 · A doctor at Houston’s Ben Taub Hospital makes the case in his new book chronicling patients let down by the system.

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Harris County considers spending $6 million to expand reproductive healthcare services

Rebecca Noel

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The money, if authorized by county commissioners, will go toward increased access to contraception and screenings at clinics managed by Harris County Public Health.

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Houston Matters

Can bedside manner be too well-mannered?

Craig Cohen

Posted on March 8, 2023 · We consider the communication challenges some doctors face when talking with their patients, particularly in discussions about nutrition and obesity.

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