Our 1/28 conversation on bending the health care cost curve with Sue Bornstein of the Texas Medical Home Initiative, state Reps. Nicole Collier and Stephanie Klick, and Daniel Varga of Texas Health Resources.
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More Have Health Insurance, But Texas Lags
The number of Texans with health insurance has increased 20 percent since 2013 under federal health care reform, but Texas’ health insurance gains continue to lag behind the rest of the nation, according to a pair of reports released this week.
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Planned Parenthood, Therapy Cuts Topped 2015 Health News
Texas’ Republican leadership in 2015 sought to cut funding from Planned Parenthood, bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the state and bolster opposition to federal health reform.
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Video: The Future of Health Care Policy
On 12/2, I talked about the future of health care policy in Texas with state. Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton; state Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin; and Dr. Paul Ogden of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
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Livestream: Health Care, the Next Five Years
We’re livestreaming our conversation on the future of health care in Texas at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock.
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Rise Seen in Health Insurance Scammers
Nonprofit workers in the Rio Grande Valley say they’ve seen an increase this year in the number of rip-off artists charging Texans for help signing up for health insurance — a service they are eligible to get for free.
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Is Texas Denying Health Coverage to Foster Youth?
Advocates say Texas officials are routinely denying health care coverage to former foster children after they turn 21, even though federal law says the coverage should continue until they turn 26.
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Video: Transforming Texas Hospitals
Here’s full video of our conversation Tuesday on “Transforming Texas Hospitals” at the Texas Medical Center’s Innovation Institute in Houston.
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Supreme Court to Decide Birth Control Mandate for Religious Nonprofits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether religious nonprofits should be required to provide birth control benefits to female employees even if the employers object to certain contraceptives on religious grounds.
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2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Health Care Track
The Health Care track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on the Legislature, the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. We also featured a conversation with Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Chris Traylor.
