Posted on · A court battle in Texas over Medicaid cuts for therapists providing outpatient services primarily for disabled and elderly Texans is leaving those therapists’ practices up in the air. As of this moment, the Texas Supreme Court has restored a lower court's injunction halting cuts passed by the Texas legislature last session, which could have a […]
Posted on · In these two high-risk states, public health workers face challenges in educating women about the virus and minimizing its impact.
Posted on · A Texas Senate committee will be meeting at the University of Houston on Tuesday to discuss property tax reform and hear from residents. Some say expanding Medicaid should be part of the discussion.
Posted on · The public health system for Harris County, which includes Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals, has managed to whittle down a budget deficit and finish its fiscal year in the black.
Posted on · A new federal report estimates that expanding Medicaid could help hundreds of thousands of mentally ill and uninsured Texans get treatment. Read the report below.
Posted on · Research from the Migration Policy Institute shows majority of children were been born in the U.S.
Posted on · A new report from the nonprofit healthcare interest group Families USA notes how the number of workers who were uninsured in 2014 declined significantly more in states that expanded Medicaid than in states that did not. Texas is one of 19 states that declined Medicaid funding made available through the Affordable Care Act. We learn […]
Posted on · Texas and West Virginia are leading more than two dozen states who are challenging President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which establishes standards to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last month denied a request from Texas and other states to […]
Posted on · He also called for Texas to expand Medicaid using federal funds as the most viable way.
Posted on · A court hearing was initially set to take place Monday (Dec. 14, 2015) regarding the state’s efforts to kick Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program. But the hearing was canceled because state officials haven’t actually done anything yet. This past weekend, the Texas Tribune reported how this may be part of a pattern with […]
Posted on · Throughout 2015, Houston Chronicle reporters have reviewed more than a thousand disciplinary reports at the Harris County Jail and found guards used excessive force or abused their authority more than 120 times. While in about half of the cases where jail staff were disciplined (ranging from 2010 to the spring of 2015) they've rarely been […]
Posted on · St. Joseph Medical Center downtown staved off possible closure last week (Nov. 24, 2015), after receiving an extension on a deadline from the federal government. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is giving St. Joseph until Jan. 15 to come up with a plan to correct some issues the agency says put patients in jeopardy. […]
Posted on · An analysis of Texas DPS data on traffic stops from 2003 to 2014 show black drivers in the Lone Star State are more likely to be searched than white drivers, and less likely to be let go with a warning. The Austin American-Statesman reported late last month (Nov. 22, 2015) researchers at the University of […]
Posted on · Although Medicaid funding is rarely used for abortions, several Republican-led states have tried to prevent Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid payments.
Posted on · The organization says the payments could stop as soon as December 8.