Texas women who receive state-financed health services may be able to more easily access contraceptive products like intrauterine devices and hormonal implants beginning Friday, when rule changes to the state’s Medicaid program and the Texas Women’s Health Program go into effect.
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Series: The Politics of Prevention
Check out The Politics of Prevention, our yearlong series investigating the impact of state policies on Texas women’s access to public health programs. Find the rest of our women’s health coverage here.
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Lawmakers Push to Consolidate Women’s Health Programs
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.
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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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Senators Revisit Efforts to Expand Women’s Health
The Senate Health and Human Services committee at a hearing on Thursday discussed Texas’ efforts to expand access to women’s health services across the state.
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Senate Panel’s Hearing to Examine Progress on Women’s Health Services
State senators will hold a hearing Thursday to assess Texas’ efforts to expand access to women’s health services across the state. Abortion rights advocates say an essential issue has been left off the agenda.
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Interactive: Track 2014 State Spending on Primary Care for Women
Use this interactive to see how much the state has awarded individual regions for primary women’s health care in 2014, the percentage of that money expected to be spent on family planning and the total anticipated clients.
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Pregnant Texas Woman on Life Support Stirs Political Debate
A pregnant North Texas woman being kept on life support against her family’s wishes is stirring political debate in a state immersed in competitive primary races.
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Providers, Patients Face Obstacles in Women’s Health Program
Unlike family planning clinics, physician groups generally don’t have the funding to provide low-income women with the free or subsidized services that aren’t covered by the state-run Women’s Health Program.
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Nelson Pushes Further Expansion of Women’s Health Services
As Texas continues to rebuild the state’s network of family planning providers, state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, sees the potential for the state to further expand women’s health services.