First, the state’s Medicaid director announced he was retiring. Now, Health and Human Services chief Tom Suehs says he hasn’t decided whether he will quit in August. Will HHSC rival public education for next session’s biggest leadership void?
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HHSC Commissioner Tom Suehs Retiring
Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs, who has overseen the state’s massive health agency since 2009, is retiring at the end of August.
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In Central Texas, Cases of Elderly Neglect on the Rise
Last year, almost 30,000 elderly Texans were victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation. As Matt Largey of KUT News reports, the problem is especially pronounced in Central Texas, where the elderly population is growing rapidly.
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State’s Medicaid Chief Retiring
Billy Millwee, who oversees the state’s giant Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance programs, will retire in August. He has directed the health coverage plans, which account for nearly a quarter of the state’s total budget, since early 2010.
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Updated Interactive: Texas Budget Cuts Shrink State Government
With the state government tightening its belt, there are now 10,200 fewer state government employees, according to our latest analysis of data collected by the state auditor’s office.
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Time Running Out for Women’s Health Providers
The clock is ticking for reproductive health clinics that are affiliated with abortion providers — the state will force Planned Parenthood and others like them out of the Women’s Health Program early next month.
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Video: Texas vs. Planned Parenthood Fight Goes On
In part two of “Fertile Ground,” our occasional series on the battle over family planning, we go to West Texas to look at a fight that has centered on Planned Parenthood.
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Interactive Map: Texans’ Access to Health Care
Health care providers are lacking across the vast expanses of rural Texas, and the problem could be worsening. The Tribune created an interactive map to illustrate just how few physicians there are in some parts of the state.
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On the Records: Feds Award $61 Million for Texas Health Centers
The federal government awarded Texas $61 million today for new and improved community health centers across the state.
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Judge’s Reversal Gives State Go-Ahead to Exclude Planned Parenthood Clinics
A federal judge’s ruling this morning means that the state may begin removing Planned Parenthood and other so-called abortion “affiliates” from the Women’s Health Program, despite a district judge’s Monday ruling to the contrary.
