The closure of nine of 32 family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley has compounded the struggles of low-income, Latina women trying to access reproductive health services, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Final Arguments Made in Case on State’s New Abortion Regulations
With days remaining until new abortion regulations take effect in Texas, attorneys for abortion providers and the state of Texas presented their final arguments Wednesday on whether those restrictions meet constitutional muster.
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Politics
Cruz Picks Up the Talking Stick, but Will It Work?
Like Fort Worth Democrat Wendy Davis before him, Texas Republican Ted Cruz has discovered the political power of a well-timed, long-winded and highly publicized monologue. And like Davis, he’s getting some blowback.
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Health care
Liveblog: Health Care at The Texas Tribune Festival
We have liveblogged each session of The 2013 Texas Tribune Festival’s Health Care track, which featured panel discussions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, new developments coming out of Texas, and abortion and women’s health.
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While Abortion Faces New Limits, Women’s Health Gets a Financial Boost
In the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers sought to mitigate the impact of 2011 budget cuts by boosting women’s health spending. But advocates have raised concerns that new abortion restrictions could create additional burdens.
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Health care
Women’s Health Coalition Concerned State Plan is Falling Short
UPDATED: State Sen. Jane Nelson has responded to the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition’s concerns that the state’s $100 million expansion of a primary care program would not meet lawmakers’ intent of restoring access to family planning.
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Health care
Texas Women’s Health Program Claims Decline
The number of claims filed for medical and family planning services in the new state-run Texas Women’s Health Program has dropped since the state ousted Planned Parenthood from it, according to state figures.
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Politics
Abortion and the Economic Argument Behind the Political One
The state’s abortion and health care policies intersect in the budget — even though that might not always be part of the debate — and the budget is where the impact of decisions on abortion and Medicaid will be revealed.
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Health care
AG, Planned Parenthood Affiliate Reach $1.4M Settlement
The Texas attorney general’s office announced Wednesday that it has obtained a $1.4 million settlement with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast for overbilling the state’s Medicaid program.
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Family Planning Clinics to Close, Cite Reduced State Funds
Three Planned Parenthood family planning facilities in Southeast Texas will close by the end of August, citing the loss of access to funding. The closures aren’t related to recently approved abortion restrictions.