Lawmakers are looking for ways to consolidate Texas’ various women’s health programs in an effort to improve access to family planning, cancer screenings and dozens of other services for the state’s poorest women.
Becca Aaronson
Becca Aaronson was the first product manager at the Tribune, where she worked from 2010 to 2018. As product manager, Becca managed the Tribune's website redesign, coordinates cross-departmental projects and conducted user research to improve reader experience. She previously worked on the Tribune's data visuals team as a developer and project manager, contributing to several award-winning investigative projects. She covered health care from 2012 to 2014, making waves with her coverage of women's health and the Wendy Davis abortion filibuster.
She has a bachelor’s degree in cultural theory from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif.
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Health care
Texas Abortion Doctors Settle Suit Over Revoked Privileges
UPDATED: Two Texas abortion doctors who filed a lawsuit against a Dallas hospital after losing their admitting privileges have settled their case with the hospital, which will reinstate their privileges.
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Health care
Texas Cancels Medicaid Contract, Sues Xerox Over Allegedly Misspent Money
Health officials canceled a multi-million-dollar contract with Xerox, and the state sued the contractor on Friday amid allegations it erroneously doled out hundreds of millions of dollars for medically unnecessary Medicaid claims.
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Health care
When is a State Contract Too Big to Fail?
While health officials have repeatedly raised concerns with a state contractor for its role in opening the door to a massive Medicaid fraud scheme, they have not severed its multiyear contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Health care
Company That Approved Unnecessary Orthodontia Kept Its State Contract
While dental providers accused of overbilling Texas’ Medicaid program by hundreds of millions of dollars remain in legal limbo, the contractor that approved the procedures is still being paid more than $100 million annually by the state.
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Health care
Medicare Data Shines Light on Billions Paid to Texas Doctors
Texas doctors who treat Medicare patients earned a combined $4.6 billion from the federal insurer of the elderly in 2012, with the state’s ophthalmologists and oncologists raking in the most.
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The Politics of Prevention
Abortion Providers Plan to File Second Lawsuit
A group of Texas abortion providers on Wednesday plans to file a new lawsuit to block regulations that would require abortion facilities to meet the same standards as ambulatory surgical centers.
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Health care
Medicaid Fraud Settlement Worries Health Providers
For providers who treat the state’s poorest patients, a settlement between the state and a Medicaid provider raises questions about how the state distinguishes fraudulent intent from human error.
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The Politics of Prevention
5th Circuit Upholds Texas Abortion Regulations
Siding with the state of Texas, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that there isn’t enough evidence that the state’s new abortion regulations create an undue burden on the majority of Texas women attempting to access abortion.
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The Politics of Prevention
Interactive: New Abortion Regulations and Their Effect on Texas Facilities
Use this interactive map to see how the number of abortion facilities in Texas has changed with new regulations, and where facilities will remain open when more regulations take effect this fall.
