The first years of life play an outsize role in human health. They are foundational to the development of the brain and the cardiovascular, immune and metabolic systems. Early childhood is when medical interventions to correct problems in any of … Read More
The Trump administration wants to dramatically alter the way the federal government gives money to states for Medicaid. On Thursday, Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new pathway for states to receive … Read More
A new Texas law that aims to protect patients from receiving surprise medical bills takes effect this week. Consumer advocates have praised the law as one of the most robust set of billing protections in the nation, though it only … Read More
Health insurance coverage for tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans could be wiped away pending the outcome of a legal case heard by a federal appeals court on July 9. A total of 18 Republican-led … Read More
“Federal appeals court lifts order blocking Texas from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government … Read More
Houston Chronicle: What is more Texan than pit barbecue, bluebonnets, Friday Night Lights, Whataburger and Willie? If you’re a Texan who likes to wrap yourself in the Lone Star flag, wrap your head around this: more ubiquitous than any Texas-shaped … Read More
For the first time in a decade, the number of children without health insurance in the United States has risen — and Texas again has the largest share. A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report released Thursday found … Read More
A new Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute survey of about 5,000 Americans found consumers’ top healthcare priority is lowering costs, followed by providing universal converage and increasing the affordability of insurance premiums and deductibles. Source: Survey: Consumers consider reducing healthcare … Read More
AUSTIN — A recent survey by the Episcopal Health Foundation revealed more than half of Texans think the state is doing far better than it actually is when it comes to health care and health insurance. The reality is Texas … Read More
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who sued in February, is leading a 20-state coalition along with Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel to fight against the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare. The trial date has been set for … Read More
TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Gov. Jeff Colyer are touting a federal court ruling handed down Tuesday that says the federal government must repay hundreds of millions of dollars to six states – including $142 million to … Read More
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended a U.S. District Court decision ordering the Internal Revenue Service to repay Texas and five other states more than $839 million because of an unlawful Obamacare tax on state Medicaid programs. Of … Read More
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama’s landmark health law — again. In a 20-state lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that after the passage of the GOP’s tax plan last year … Read More
Small businesses and sole proprietors will be able to band together under a new federal rule to create employee health plans that would expand coverage options for 11 million uninsured Americans, senior Trump administration officials said. The Labor Department rule … Read More
It’s been two months since inaction in Congress put health insurance for more than 400,000 Texas children in jeopardy, and for people like Raquel Cruz, the uncertainty is taking a toll. “To remove insurance from hardworking people that need it … Read More
More Texans are insured now than four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country. A new United States Census Bureau report shows the percentage of … Read More
May 1, 2014 — Chances are every six months an appointment shows up on your patient’s calendar that it is time for their biannual visit to the dentist. They didn’t make this appointment because they had an aching tooth or … Read More
