If the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, Texas may see a surge in newly insured patients seeking primary care. As this interactive of primary-care workforce shortages from 2001 to 2011 shows, the number of physicians in your county isn’t likely to keep up with demand.
Thanh Tan
Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho. Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.
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Supreme Court Hearings on Health Reforms: Day 2
This Storify timeline looks at the first day of the Supreme Court’s hearings on federal health reforms, with reaction from Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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Supreme Court Hearings on the Affordable Care Act: What to Expect
All eyes will be on the U.S. Supreme Court this week as it holds hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Women’s Health Care Storm Had Been Brewing
It took years of bipartisan efforts for the Women’s Health Program to even begin. Today, it is the subject of a bitter political divide. No one should be surprised.
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Video: Perry Not Interested in VP Spot
During an interview on Fox News, the former presidential candidate said he has no interest in joining the GOP presidential ticket.
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Hutchison: Perry Should Keep Federal Funding for Women’s Health Program
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison appeared on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown to defend Planned Parenthood and urge Gov. Rick Perry to re-consider federal funding for the Women’s Health Program.
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Video: On Fox News, Perry Promises to Fight Feds Over Voter ID, Women’s Health
“We’re having to spend a lot of money and time protecting our right to make sovereign decisions from this administration,” Perry said during a Fox News interview.
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Feds to Halt Funding for Women’s Health Program
Federal health officials announced Thursday what state leaders have predicted for weeks: that they are halting funding for Texas’ Women’s Health Program.
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Without Planned Parenthood, What’s Next for Health Program?
A state rule that forces Planned Parenthood out of Texas’ Women’s Health Program takes effect today. But the transition will take a few weeks.
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Storify Timeline: See How Controversy Over Health Program Has Unfolded
This Storify timeline looks at how the controversy over the Texas Women’s Health Program has unfolded.