HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Isaias Garcia, 60, passes a mural at Haven for Hope of Bexar County, a community-based mental health care provider and transformational center for homeless men and women. It has been discussed among lawmakers as a model for providing mental health care across the state.
Isaias Garcia, 60, passes a mural at Haven for Hope of Bexar County, a community-based mental health care provider and transformational center for homeless men and women. It has been discussed among lawmakers as a model for providing mental health care across the state.

Legislators Devote New Funding to Mental Health

In the wake of national news of mass shootings and repeated calls from local leaders for increased mental health funding, legislators are preparing to dedicate hundreds of millions more dollars to mental health care for the first time in years. Haven for Hope in San Antonio serves as a model of the services and success they aim to emulate.

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Hotze to File Suit Over Federal Health Reform

Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013.
Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013.

UPDATED: The Supreme Court’s ruling that penalties under the Affordable Care Act qualify as taxes has opened the door to another constitutional challenge, Houston physician and Republican donor Steve Hotze said Tuesday. And he's filing suit. 

 

 

TribuneFest: Is Cost Containment Possible?

At the Trib's April 25 symposium on health care at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. David Warner of the LBJ School of Public Affairs talked about the escalating cost of health care with Michelle Berger, president of the Travis County Medical Society; Jesus Garza, president and CEO of the Seton Healthcare Family; Dan McCoy, chief medical officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; and Tom Suehs, former executive commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services.

 

GOP Donor Releases Songs Opposing "Obamacare"

Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013.
Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013.

Last week Houston physician Steve Hotze, a major Republican campaign donor, announced he was suing the federal government over the Affordable Care Act. This week, he's singing a similar tune — literally.