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Halt In Subsidies For Health Insurers Expected To Drive Up Costs For Middle Class
Posted on · The administration's move late Thursday was the second swipe in the same day at the insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act.
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Houston Matters
Officials Meet In Galveston To Discuss Lessons Learned From Harvey
Posted on · Emergency officials and health care experts met Wednesday in Galveston to discuss what lessons could be learned from the Harvey disaster response.
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Central Texans Have More Options, But Less Time To Sign Up For Obamacare
Posted on · The fourth open enrollment period for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace is less than a month away. This time things will be...
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GOP Efforts To Repeal Obamacare May Be Failing, But They’re Still Affecting Texans
Posted on · For some, uncertainty about whether Affordable Care Act repeal will happen has led them to change insurance plans, even if that means paying more.
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UPDATE: Republicans Scrap Health Care Vote — Again, Trump Blasts ‘So-Called Republicans’
Posted on · With more GOP senators opposing the bill, chances of it passing seem low.
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Texas Would Get Windfall Under Graham-Cassidy, But That Doesn’t Mean Better Care
Posted on · Republicans in Congress are pushing yet another plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and Texas, at first glance, looks like one of the big...
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Trump Pressing GOP Senators To Act On New Health Proposal
Posted on · By Tuesday evening the legislation remained at least one or two votes short.
Houston Matters
Survey: Consumers And Congress Disagree On The Definition Of Affordable Healthcare
Posted on · A new survey examines the opinions of doctors and consumers regarding the cost of healthcare and how to reduce it.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Post-Harvey Workforce Shortage, And Opinions on Health Care (Sept. 19, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a workforce shortage post-Harvey. We get an update on the Arkema chemical plant, three weeks after fires erupted there. And we learn what patients and doctors think about the nation's health care system.
Houston Matters
Will Obamacare Really Collapse And What Will That Mean For Houston?
Posted on · Will the Affordable Care Act really fail if no changes are made? And, if so, how might that affect patients and healthcare providers in Greater Houston?
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Full Show: What Happens In Houston If Obamacare Fails, And What Drives Local Auto Sales (Aug. 17, 2017)
Posted on · Will Obamacare indeed fail if no further action is taken? And, if so, what affect could it have on Houston patients and the local healthcare industry? Houston Matters talks with two local healthcare experts. Plus: we examine what causes new auto sales in the region to rise and fall.
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Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt
Posted on · A decade after the death of her husband, Fumiko Chino is studying the strain that uncovered medical costs put on cancer patients, even those who have insurance.
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Houston Protesters Stage “Zombie Walk” As They Appeal To Keep The Affordable Care Act
Posted on · Protesters say they fear many Americans will become the “walking dead” if the ACA is repealed.
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GOP Blame-Game Begins After Senate Sinks Health Care Drive
Posted on · After a week of high drama, another played out in the early hours of Friday morning with Sen. John McCain joining two moderate Republicans and all Democrats in voting against the bill.
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States Have Already Tried Versions Of ‘Skinny Repeal.’ It Didn’t Go Well
Posted on · Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates but leave much of the law intact.