Save the Mothers
Maternal mortality rates are too high in Texas and the U.S. in general. We could fix that.
Medicaid
Texas Has Stopped Kicking Thousands of Kids Off Medicaid Each Month During the Pandemic, but Advocates Point to Delays for New Enrollees
Texas' frequent eligibility checks for kids on Medicaid are on hold during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Medicare Covered Her Medication for a Decade. Now, She Could be Spending Thousands Each Month For Migraine Relief.
A federal judge in Austin recently denied a patient’s appeal asking Medicare to cover the skyrocketing cost of her prescription.
Trump Administration Approves Medicaid Funds for Texas While Excluding Planned Parenthood
Reproductive health advocates warn the decision provides a “dangerous roadmap” for other states to defund the health care provider.
In Texas, Thousands of Kids Lose Medicaid Coverage Each Month
Texas has the most uninsured kids in the nation. But state lawmakers have made it especially difficult for kids to stay on Medicaid.
A Dying Town
When a rural hospital dies, the community around it starts to follow suit.
Inside Texas’ Failed Experiment to Replace Planned Parenthood with an Anti-Abortion Group
The Heidi Group’s quick rise and fall is a cautionary tale of prioritizing politics over proven health providers.
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Texans with Disabilities are Struggling to Find Health Care Attendants. Lawmakers Didn’t Do Much to Help.
Community attendants had their $8-per-hour base wage boosted by only 11 cents this session — significantly less than what the governor and state health department requested.
Texas Has the Highest Uninsured Rate in the Country. Lawmakers Haven’t Addressed it This Session.
Health care advocates were optimistic that the Legislature would do something this year to address high, and rising, uninsured rates; high rates of maternal mortality; and the rural hospital closure crisis.
Dan Patrick, the Person, is Trying to Save the World from Dan Patrick, the Politician
When Patrick is presented with collective problems, his response is inevitably to respond in terms of individual action.