During an episode of Tenth Talks — a Texas Tribune video series on the next 10 years of Texas — Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, the executive director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, talks about what it will … Read More
Texas saw a significant increase in the number of uninsured children in a two-year period, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Researchers at the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found 121,000 fewer children in … Read More
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has been notified by the federal government that up to $3.87 billion in funds will be available for Texas each year for the next three years to help reimburse health care … Read More
A new report released this morning shows that Texas has some of the lowest health care rankings in the nation. The report looks at each state’s health care in terms of access, affordability, and a series of health outcomes. Each … Read More
HOUSTON (AP) – Federal health officials have sanctioned a Houston hospital after a state investigation found inadequate care in a case involving a patient’s death. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified public hospital network, Harris Health System, Wednesday … Read More
The Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) is announcing a $17 million investment to help community-based clinics provide a wider range of health services and go beyond the doctor’s office to address underlying causes of poor health. EHF has awarded $17 million … Read More
Texas finished last among the 50 states and the District of Columbia for health care access and affordability for its residents, according to a new study by the New York-based Commonwealth Fund. The analysis, titled the “2019 Scorecard on State … Read More
Hospital leaders say restrictions on their property tax revenue growth could force them to scale back services. BY SHANNON NAJMABADI Squeezed by Medicare cuts and a growing number of uninsured patients, rural hospital districts in Texas are worried that the Legislature’s … Read More
They grow the food we eat. They farm the materials for the clothes we wear. They provide the energy that drives our cities. These are the rural Texans we love and idealize. But we overlook a serious reality: Rural healthcare … Read More
An anti-abortion group that continuously failed to provide reproductive health services to the number of patients it told the state it could is getting its contracts terminated — and is facing an investigation by Texas’ health agency over questionable billing. … Read More
This year’s Texas Lyceum Poll from the Texas Politics Project asked — as always — about how Texas adults feel about their elected officials and how they plan to vote in the upcoming elections. Source: What Texans Really Think about Health … Read More
Texas, the nation’s second most-populous state, has a diverse population in terms of race, ethnicity, immigration status, income, and geography. One of 17 states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Texas also has the largest number … Read More
Since the start of the Obama administration in 2009, Texas has sued the federal government more than 48 times, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. The state’s latest lawsuit is a renewed effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a … Read More
Texas is frequently criticized in the media for having the highest uninsured rate in the nation. The presumption is that uninsured Texans and uninsured residents in other states aren’t getting health care because they lack health insurance, particularly government supported … Read More
AUSTIN, Texas, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In its first such rating measuring member satisfaction, Superior HealthPlan finished in the top five nationally for its STAR+PLUS Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP). The company earned a score of 89 out of 100 in … Read More
A federal health insurance program covering nearly 400,000 Texas children is still in limbo as the state remains hopeful it can get additional funding to extend coverage for an additional month. Congress failed to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program, … Read More
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MCNA Dental, a leading national dental benefits company for Medicaid and CHIP programs, donated dental kits, backpacks and essential health supplies to hundreds of Hurricane Harvey victims during a community health fair Saturday … Read More
HOUSTON – Texas officials are asking health insurance companies to be flexible in helping people affected by the floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. Many of the thousands who fled their homes during the storm may no longer have access to prescription … Read More
Texas, which has owned the distinction of having the largest uninsured population in the country, has earned another dubious honor. It’s now considered among the worst states in the country for health care. New analysis of the Best & Worst … Read More
