Texas Investigators Failed to Check on Thousands of At-Risk Children
New data from Texas' child welfare agency details a disturbing number of high-priority children whom investigators failed to check up on. Full Story
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East Texas Children Lose Therapy Services in Budget Cut Fallout
Lawmakers wanted the state to pay less for children's therapy services without cutting off access to care, but that balance is proving impossible in some cases. Full Story
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New Position Will Oversee Abstinence, Abortion Programs
The state health commission has begun advertising for someone to fill a new executive job overseeing “women’s education services” — including abstinence education and counseling on alternatives to abortion. The position could pay six figures. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Health Care in the White House Race
White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton differ greatly in health care proposals, physicians face dilemma on best time to give a flu shot and an interview with Charles Cox of UTHealth. Full Story
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In Dripping Springs, Parents Weigh In on Bathroom Debate
Walnut Springs Elementary School's decision to allow a transgender student, born a boy, to use girls' bathrooms sparked contentious debate during a Monday night meeting of the Dripping Springs School Board. Full Story
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Medicaid Cuts to Children's Therapy Allowed to Proceed
A significant cut to the amount of money Texas pays therapists who treat children with disabilities was finally cleared to take effect when the Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a lawsuit over the budget cut's legality. Full Story
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Texas Not Budging on Rule Requiring Burial or Cremation of Fetal Remains
Despite intense outcry from the medical community and reproductive rights advocates, Texas isn't budging on a proposed rule to require the cremation or burial of fetal remains. Full Story
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Texas Threatens to Withdraw from Refugee Resettlement Program
As part of its fight to keep Syrian refugees out of the state, Texas is threatening to withdraw from the nation's refugee resettlement program if federal officials don't “unconditionally approve” a state plan requiring additional vetting. Full Story
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Sandra Bland's Family Looks Forward from Lawsuit Settlement
With one major legal battle seemingly behind them, Sandra Bland's survivors and advocates are gearing up for the next phase of their quest to wrest change from the 28-year-old black woman's death. Full Story
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At Rice, Biden Unveils Latest 'Cancer Moonshot' Ideas
Vice President Joe Biden, in a speech Friday at Rice University, announced the next steps in his ambitious drive to facilitate a cure for cancer, unveiling new proposals to raise awareness of clinical trials. Full Story
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Texas Budget Writers Hear Concerns Over Medicaid Therapy Cuts
Cuts in the state's payments to therapy providers who see children with disabilities remain tied up in court, but Texas officials said Thursday they have made about $58 million in cuts from other parts of the health care budget. Full Story
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Key Texas Lawmakers Show Little Appetite for Medicaid Expansion
Comments by high-ranking Texas Republicans indicate that the state’s long-running tug-of-war with the federal government over Medicaid expansion is unlikely to change course. Full Story
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Texas' Uninsured Rate Continues to Fall
Texas' rate of uninsured people fell to 17.1 percent in 2015 as part of a steady decline in the share of uninsured residents following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to new Census estimates released this week. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Another Try at Zika Funding
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Congressional negotiators will try again to break an impasse on funding Zika prevention efforts, the White House "moonshot" effort against cancer comes into focus and an interview with Andrew Smiley of the Sustainable Food Center. Full Story
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Advocates Push for Lower Child-to-Teacher Ratios at Texas Day Care Centers
State regulators have opened the public comment period on some proposed changes they hope will improve standards at day care centers around Texas. But advocates say the agency is missing one important item: better caretaker to child ratios in day cares. Full Story
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Federal Regulators Take Teladoc’s Side in Medical Board Suit
Teladoc, the Dallas-based company that sued Texas over its telemedicine regulations, has a new ally in the Federal Trade Commission. Full Story
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Anti-Vaccine Activists Take Offense at Texas Rep's Tweet About Playboy Bunnies
A series of late-night tweets in which a Texas lawmaker promised to support tightened legislation on vaccines and referenced "playboy bunnies" has drawn the ire of a political action committee that supports loosening vaccine laws. Full Story
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North Texas Hospitals Face $27 Million Penalty in Medicaid Dispute
Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth region were overpaid by $27 million in federal funds to provide health care for the uninsured, according to a new order from the Obama administration, which is threatening to take the money back. Full Story
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More New Mothers in Texas are Dying; Experts Can't Explain Why
Two recent studies have highlighted the increasing rate of maternal deaths in Texas, but researchers say they can't explain why it's happening. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Diet Danger in Business Dinners
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: The typical business meal isn't so good for cardiovascular health, controversy flares over price of EpiPens and an interview with Mark Benden of Texas A&M University. Full Story
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