Health & Science
One-Third Of COVID-19 Deaths In Texas Are Due To Racial Health Disparities
Posted on · A new study calculates just how much racial health disparities cost Texans in terms of human life and the economy.
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Friday’s Houston Matters: Racial Disparities In Health, And Book Lovers Unite Online (Sep. 4, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Racial disparities in personal health, METRO debuts new bus rapid transit, book lovers meet online, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.
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Friday’s Houston Matters: Losing Insurance During COVID And The Story Of A Long-Hauler (July 17, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Health insurance losses, COVID epidemiology, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and the story of a COVID survivor.
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Texans Continue To Seek Health Insurance Through The Affordable Care Act
Posted on · In the latest enrollment period, more than a million Texans signed up for health insurance through the ACA, despite renewed efforts to repeal it.
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Full Show: The Affordable Care Act’s Uncertain Future, And The James Beard Awards Snub Houston (March 27, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Texans continue to seek health insurance through the Affordable Care Act despite its uncertain future. The James Beard Awards snub Houston. We discuss the latest political news. We reflect on the political motivations that took us to the moon. And we meet the first woman dean of engineering at Prairie View A&M.
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Early Childhood Development Programs In Houston Get Bulk Of Grant Money
Posted on · Advocates hope the programs will lead to better all-around health outcomes.
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A Year After Harvey, Many Still Struggle to Recover
Posted on · A new report says the lives of 30 percent of storm victims remain disrupted
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Full Show: Racism in Law Enforcement, And the Risks of Candidate Debates (Aug. 23, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Vice President visits NASA. A new survey says many Texans are still reeling from the aftermath of Harvey. Author Matthew Horace gives an account of the racism, crimes, and color lines that permeate America's law enforcement. We examine the risks and rewards of candidates participating in public debates. And we talk with the director and cast of the Houston production Talk Radio.
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See The Rates Of FEMA Assistance Approval Between Houston Neighborhoods
Posted on · Wealthier areas appear to have received more federal assistance
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New Survey Takes An In-Depth Look At Harvey’s Impact
Posted on · The survey says many Texans still haven’t fully recovered from Harvey three months after the storm.
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Obamacare Enrollment Opens Amid Uncertain Climate for Law’s Future
Posted on · Open enrollment has begun for health insurance through the federal exchange developed via the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. But looming over the open enrollment period is uncertainty over the law’s future now that Republican Donald Trump has won the White House. We discuss many issues surrounding President Obama’s signature piece of legislation — from […]
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Obamacare Enrollment Amid Uncertainty and Honky Tonk Heaven: Wednesday’s Show (November 16, 2016)
Posted on · Open enrollment has begun for health insurance through the federal exchange developed via the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. But looming over the open enrollment period is uncertainty over the law’s future now that Republican Donald Trump has won the White House. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss many issues surrounding President Obama’s […]
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Are Children in Harris County In Better or Worse Health Than the Rest of Texas?
Posted on · The Episcopal Health Foundation compiled a county-level Children's Health Snapshot to attempt to tell the story of some of our youngest residents in the 57 counties of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, including Harris County. Where possible, they reported each county's child health indicators in comparison to rates for the state of Texas as a […]
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State Versus Local Authority: Wednesday’s show (February 25, 2015)
Posted on · Here in Texas, we're familiar with disputes between our state and the federal government over a variety of issues, from voting laws to environmental regulation to same sex marriage and beyond. Article VI of the U.S. Constitution makes it clear that federal law "shall be the supreme Law of the Land." In other words, this […]
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How the Next Legislature Could Affect Texas Healthcare
Posted on · A recent interim report from the state Senate Committee on Health and Human Services outlined a number of legislative recommendations to address some of the stateâs health care challenges. We learn about the findings in the report and look ahead to what lawmakers might consider during the upcoming 84th legislative session. We welcome your questions […]