Since budget cuts took effect last September, the Department of State Health Services has implemented the Legislature’s order to reduce family planning funding through its department by two-thirds, from $111 million during the last biennium to $37.9 million in this one. A funding priority system that gives most money to federally qualified and comprehensive health clinics has left many specialty reproductive health providers in a lurch. Nearly all state contractors received drastic reductions in their grant funding. Dozens did not get their contracts renewed, and more than 15 clinics have closed. Though Republican lawmakers made it clear that their goal was to defund abortion providers and affiliates like Planned Parenthood, none of the clinics that lost money or closed actually performed the procedure.
We’re releasing this interactive list of family planning contractors in conjunction with Thanh Tan's six-part "Fertile Ground" series. Family planning funds come from the federal government’s Titles V, X, and XX funds. This money is separate from funds for the Women’s Health Program. (You can find those WHP providers in this companion interactive.)
Take a look at our table below to compare the number of providers who contracted with the state in fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Track how their funding levels have changed, too.
Note:
The contracts of agencies marked with a * were terminated on May 31, 2012. The contracts of agencies marked with a + were terminated on May 1, 2011.
| Agency | FY 2011 Contracts | FY 2012 Contracts | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston | $4,366,381 | $2,166,651 | -50.38% |
| Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District | $45,333 | No contract | N/A |
| Andrews County Health Department | $16,679 | No contract | N/A |
| Baylor College of Medicine - Teen Health Clinic | $1,601,526 | $873,025 | -45.49% |
| Bell County Public Health District * | $538,884 | $185,543 | -65.57% |
| Bexar County Hospital District dba University Health System | $1,938,961 | $610,503 | -68.51% |
| Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc | $595,201 | $124,528 | -79.08% |
| Brownsville Community Health Center | $50,862 | $109,000 | 114.31% |
| Cameron County Dept. of Health & Human Services | $95,104 | $120,000 | 26.18% |
| Central Texas Community Health Center dba CommUnityCare | $413,619 | $477,642 | 15.48% |
| Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe | $258,887 | $140,325 | -45.80% |
| Cherokee County Health Department | $181,211 | $81,484 | -55.03% |
| Coalition of Health Services Inc | $340,609 | No contract | N/A |
| Collins Family Planning Clinic | $495,419 | No contract | N/A |
| Community Action Inc of Hays, Caldwell, & Blanco Counties | $755,888 | No contract | N/A |
| Community Health Center of Lubbock Inc | $67,106 | No contract | N/A |
| Community Health Center of South Central Texas Inc (Gonzales) | $239,190 | $139,115 | -41.84% |
| Community Health Clinics of Northeast Texas | $270,194 | $223,420 | -17.31% |
| Community Health Development, Inc | $248,490 | $69,573 | -72.00% |
| Community Health Service Agency Inc | $796,784 | $435,000 | -45.41% |
| Corpus Christi Nueces County Public Health District | No contract | $149,426 | N/A |
| Cuero Community Hospital | $11,823 | No contract | N/A |
| Dallas County Hospital District | $6,610,611 | $1,410,667 | -78.66% |
| East Texas Community Health Services, Inc | $68,556 | No contract | N/A |
| El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission, Inc | $399,575 | No contract | N/A |
| El Centro del Barrio dba CentroMed | $410,502 | $391,010 | -4.75% |
| El Paso Department of Public Health | $58,887 | No contract | N/A |
| El Paso County Hospital District dba University Medical Center of El Paso | $764,156 | No contract | N/A |
| Family Health Care Inc | $349,359 | $472,639 | 35.29% |
| Family Planning Associates of San Antonio+ | $434,425 | No contract | N/A |
| Family Planning of the Coastal Bend, Inc. | $522,382 | No contract | N/A |
| Fisher County Hospital District* | $10,974 | $8,000 | -27.10% |
| Ft. Bend Family Health Center | $304,354 | No contract | N/A |
| Gateway Community Health Center Inc | $330,923 | No contract | N/A |
| Harris County Public Health & Env. Services | $2,148,103 | $709,793 | -66.96% |
| Haven Health Clinics | $1,175,072 | $162,129 | -86.20% |
| Hidalgo County Health Department | $244,205 | No contract | N/A |
| Hill Country Community Action Association Inc | $394,407 | No contract | N/A |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | $123,264 | $55,842 | -54.70% |
| Houston Health & Human Services | $1,642,978 | $546,561 | -66.73% |
| Jasper-Newton County Public Health District | $112,196 | $93,160 | -16.97% |
| Laredo Health Department | $81,251 | $284,515 | 250.17% |
| Laredo Family Planning Services Inc | $585,993 | No contract | N/A |
| Legacy Community Health Services, Inc | $325,947 | $546,561 | 67.68% |
| Lone Star Circle of Care | $1,090,526 | $322,488 | -70.43% |
| Lone Star Community Health Center Inc | $155,326 | No contract | N/A |
| Longview Wellness Center dba Wellness Pointe | $622,035 | $198,001 | -68.17% |
| Midland Community Healthcare Services | $94,852 | No contract | N/A |
| Midway Family Planning Inc | $112,719 | No contract | N/A |
| Motherland Inc | $245,261 | No contract | N/A |
| North Central Texas Medical Foundation dba Wilson Family Planning Clinic | $286,475 | $227,506 | -20.58% |
| North Texas Area Community Health Centers, Inc. | No contract | $1,180,156 | N/A |
| Peoples Community Clinic | $526,177 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Cameron & Willacy Counties Inc | $700,727 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County Texas Inc | $2,933,802 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock Inc | $300,293 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | $1,834,796 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood of Austin Family Planning Inc | $475,115 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood of Central Texas | $1,072,736 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood of North Texas Inc | $3,829,810 | No contract | N/A |
| Planned Parenthood of West Texas Inc | $585,675 | No contract | N/A |
| Project Vida Health Center | $277,183 | $188,400 | -32.03% |
| San Patricio County Department of Public Health | $93,661 | $99,416 | 6.14% |
| South Plains Community Action Association Inc | $487,864 | No contract | N/A |
| South Plains Public Health District | $185,460 | $72,980 | -60.65% |
| South Plains Rural Health Services | $240,690 | $214,722 | -10.79% |
| South Texas Family Planning & Health Corp | $1,133,119 | $223,161 | -80.31% |
| South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc | $27,920 | $30,000 | 7.45% |
| Southeast Texas Family Planning & Cancer Screening (SOGA) | $344,128 | No contract | N/A |
| Su Clinica Familiar | $360,721 | $218,818 | -39.34% |
| Sweetwater-Nolan County Health Department | $39,750 | $39,750 | 0.00% |
| Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center | $78,035 | $85,000 | 8.93% |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $122,455 | $152,000 | 24.13% |
| Titus County Health District | $279,020 | No contract | N/A |
| United Medical Centers | $298,459 | $136,517 | -54.26% |
| University Medical Center of El Paso (El Paso County Hospital District) | No contract | $456,834 | N/A |
| Women's & Men's Health Services of the Coastal Bend | No contract | $100,000 | N/A |
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Comments (3)
V Marshall
Good thing that PPACA requires all women's healthcare be covered with no out-of-pocket. It is desperately needed in Texas. Of course it is another year before the insurance pools will be available to aid women without insurance. I suppose it is no surprise that with the growing burden of CHIP and Medicaid on the Texas budget that other health programs get cut, but it is a shame. Personally I would have rather seen a $.01 increase in sales taxes than these cuts. I seem to be in the minority on that though.
Samdavis
Look at many of the GOP candidates running for statewide office and they're calling for even more cuts to WHP as well as education. Donna Campbell in my district advertises herself as a "woman of faith" but wants to deny women basic health rights. The cost we will pay in the long run, bad healthcare outcomes, increased emergency room visits, more unwanted children, will further tax the budget.
It's like having a car and not doing needed upkeep. Pretty soon the car turns into a junker. Perry and other TEA Partiers are claiming we can skip "necessary maintenance" and still have a new car. What we have is a state that's a junker by any standard.
Rudy Gonzales
Texans can thank Rick Perry and the confrontational Texas Legislature for this action. Business's, all city mayors, county administrators and every other person should call Rick Perry's office every day, multiple times per day telling him his one tracked action will force every Texan to spend more money in the future in medical costs. Under the Affordable Care Act, the first three years of the expansion would be 100 percent paid for by the federal government, followed by two years where 95 percent would be covered by the Feds. Thereafter, Texas would only be responsible to pay 10 percent of the cost of Medicaid expansion. Asking everyone to Please call early and often between now and July 30th. Call Rick Perry's office number is 512-463-2000 or 512-462-1782 and voice you thoughts and opinions on not accepting money which we all pay into for improving Texans health.