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Obamacare

Trump’s Sabotage of ACA Enrollment Is Particularly Dangerous in Texas

The attacks on enrollment outreach come as Texas’ uninsured rate increased last year to more than 17 percent — the highest since 2014.

by Sophie Novack

Keep Reading

Trump Sides with Ken Paxton to Argue Pre-Existing Conditions Protections are Unconstitutional

by Sophie Novack

With Trump Cuts, Obamacare Enrollment is a Volunteer Affair in Rural Texas

by Sophie Novack

Thousands of Poor Texans Could Lose Health Care With Congress Distracted by ACA Repeal

by Sophie Novack

Medicaid, Obamacare and the Uninsured in Texas Feb 02, 2015

State of Texas: Medicaid, Obamacare and the Uninsured of Texas

by Melissa del Bosque

Wendy Davis speaking Jul 29, 2014

Wendy Davis Needs to Be a Hero Again

by Forrest Wilder

Congressman Marc Veasey Feb 19, 2014

America’s Highest Uninsured Rate is in… DFW?

by Patrick Michels

Feb 07, 2014

Uninsured Texans Fight to Have Their Voices Heard

by Mikaela Rodriguez

Barred Care Jan 13, 2014

Barred Care

Want treatment for mental illness in Houston? Go to jail.

by Jo DePrang

Jan 06, 2014

Texas’ Health Care Navigator Rules Could Be Sweet Deal for Pearson and Other Companies

by Patrick Michels

Dec 05, 2013

The Money Behind the Fight to Undermine Medicaid

Documents show how a conservative think tank hinders expansion of health insurance in Texas.

by Forrest Wilder

UTMB Children's Children's Hospital in Galveston Nov 15, 2013

Observer Radio Episode 34: Jails, Healthcare and Word Geekery

by Jonathan McNamara

St. Vincent's Student-Run Free Clinic Nov 13, 2013

Texas’ Other Death Penalty

A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.

by Rachel Pearson

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