Coronavirus
Houston Nurse Chronicles Her Experience During Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted on · For one Houston nurse, the pandemic meant upended family life and job loss.
Tag: hospitals
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: How Houston Hospitals Are Dealing With COVID-19, And Fire Chief Sam Peña (March 31, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How local hospitals are holding up amid COVID-19, HFD Chief Sam Peña answers your questions, recommendations for movies or TV shows to watch amid social distancing, and the life and legacy of Selena.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: School Funding With Classes Cancelled, And The Impact On Hospitals (March 18, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Navigating school funding challenges amid COVID-19, what many hospitals are facing right now, our weekly political roundup, and MindTravel "silent hikes."
Bauer Business Focus
Texas Patients Get Bigger Bills, But No Better Care When Doctors Are Affiliated With A Hospital, Study Finds
Posted on · A growing number of physicians are employed by hospitals and they tend to charge patients more, according to the Rice study.
Houston Matters
Does Texas Really Need More Medical Schools?
Posted on · The dean of Sam Houston State University’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine tells Houston Matters the school wants to improve primary care in East Texas.
Houston Matters
Will Heath Care Merger Lower Costs for Texas Patients?
Posted on · Health economist Dr. Vivian Ho of Rice University discusses the potential merger of Memorial Hermann Health System and Baylor Scott & White Health.
News
Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills
Posted on · Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often not their top priority. Just ask Michael Frank about his hip surgery.
News
Texas Clinics Flooded With “Tsunami” Of Flu Patients — And The Season May Not Have Peaked Yet
Posted on · More than 4,000 Texans have died from flu-related illnesses this season, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
News
Like Texas, California Once Had A Maternal Mortality Crisis; Here’s How The State Solved It
Posted on · Texas’ maternal mortality rates had nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014
News
Flu Patients Leave Texas Hospitals Strapped
Posted on · Widespread flu activity has left hospitals overwhelmed with patients. But high emergency room volumes and filled hospital beds are "not uncommon" for this point during flu season, state officials said.
News
Hospitals In States That Expanded Medicaid Less Likely To Close
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of people gained health insurance in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In those states, hospitals were less likely to close
News
Texas, Feds Agree To Renew Medicaid Funds For Safety Net Hospitals
Posted on · The agreement with the Trump administration extends the life of the so-called "1115 waiver" for another five years, to the tune of $25 billion
News
7 Ways You Can Protect Yourself From Outrageous Medical Bills
Posted on · Prepare to joust over bills with hospitals, medical providers and insurers. You can win by being smart and assertive and acting before a test or treatment is administered
Health & Science
Superbugs ‘Crawled Out’ Of The Ocean 450 Million Years Ago
Posted on · We think of antibiotic-resistance as a modern-day problem. Now scientists have evidence that these superbugs have been around for eons. Clues to their origin are offering clues to their defeat.
Houston Matters
Houston Healthcare Industry Weighs in on the Future of Obamacare
Posted on · In his press conference last week (Feb. 16, 2017), President Donald Trump said his administration is close to announcing plans for changing and/or replacing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Meanwhile, insiders within Houston's sizable healthcare industry wonder what might happen and how it might affect them. When it comes to the future of Obamacare […]