Tag Archives: healthcare
We Were the Safety Net
From Rachel Pearson's "No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming of Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine," this excerpt is featured in our April issue.
We Were the Safety Net As a medical student in Galveston, Rachel Pearson learned as much in her work at St. Vincent’s, a student-run charity clinic, as in...Read More
Sunset Commission Issues Brutal Report on Dept. of State Health Services
The Sunset Advisory Commission will meet next week to hear testimony on its devastating assessment of the Department of State Health Services....Read More
Why Asking Texas Drivers About Mental Illness is Dumb
A quarter of Americans will suffer from a psychiatric disorder in a given year. Should they be able to drive?...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 34: Jails, Healthcare and Word Geekery
Rachel Pearson joins us to discuss her recent story about experiencing the healthcare system's shortcomings first-hand at a volunteer clinic in Galveston. ...Read More
Texas on the Brink: Too Few Graduates, Too Many Uninsured
The bottom line, say the representatives who participated in the group, is that Texas has some major work to do. Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston), who led the 20...Read More
Hot List: Day 98 of Legislature
Rep. Jim Pitts, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said a supplemental education bill is on the way. ...Read More
Hot List: Day 87 of the Legislature
It's budget day in the House!...Read More
The Clock is Ticking for Texas on Medicaid Expansion
Back in 2010 Governor Rick Perry compared the passage of the Affordable Care Act—aka Obamacare— to something like Godzilla crushing the Statue of Liberty. â...Read More
Dewhurst, Nelson Support Healthcare Reform, not Medicaid Expansion
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst told reporters at a Wednesday morning press conference that he has no plans to put Medicaid expansion on the legislative table. “We c...Read More