Insurers Want More Room for Generic Drugs in Texas Medicaid
Health plans say they could save Texas roughly $100 million per year in Medicaid costs if lawmakers would give them more freedom to choose generic drugs over name brands. Full Story
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Texas Disavows Controversial Women's Health Study
Texas health officials have asked a prominent academic journal to take the state's name off a published finding that Texas women lost access to health care services after lawmakers kicked Planned Parenthood out of a family planning program. Full Story
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Hell and High Water: Storage Tanks Fuel Economy — and Concerns
Storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel hold one of the world's largest concentrations of oil, gases and chemicals. Some scientists fear a disaster waiting to happen when Houston's perfect storm comes. Read more about this in our "Hell and High Water" project, done in collaboration with ProPublica. Full Story
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Family and Protective Services Commissioner to Retire in May
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner John Specia announced Friday he would retire from the agency on May 31. Full Story
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SCOTUS Blocks Louisiana Abortion Clinic Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law that threatened to close all but one of the state’s abortion clinics, an action that abortion rights supporters treated as a positive sign for the fate of a law in Texas. Full Story
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Texas Abortion Restrictions
During oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Texas’ abortion restrictions, U.S. Supreme Court justices focused on what role the rules played in closing dozens of clinics. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Big Data and the Cancer Moonshot
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: A White House initiative on precision medicine entails some big data challenges, a legal challenge to Texas' abortion restrictions passed in 2013 reaches the U.S. Supreme Court and an interview with Ivan D’Orso of the University of Texas Southwestern. Full Story
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UT System Drafts Sexual Assault Investigation Training
Acknowledging that survivors of sexual violence often behave differently than victims of other crimes, researchers at UT Austin released an expansive report Monday the UT System will use to train hundreds of officers who handle campus sexual assault. Full Story
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Texas Case Could Define Extent of Abortion Limits
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the legal challenge to abortion restrictions passed by Texas lawmakers in 2013. The case may help clarify how far states can go in regulating the procedure. Full Story
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In Texas, Nonprofit Clinics are Front Line of Zika Defense
Access to preventive health care in heavily uninsured Texas is challenging for its poorest residents, so the state is relying on nonprofit community clinics to be the front line of public health defense. Full Story
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State Employee Steps Down After Controversial Women's Health Study
A high-ranking official at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is resigning after he co-authored an unflattering study that found the state’s exclusion of Planned Parenthood from a family planning program restricted women’s access to health care. Full Story
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For Cruz, 2013 Shutdown Was a Defining Moment
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's “impossible” strategy to undercut the Affordable Care Act — President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement — won the Texan both enemies and fans. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Zika Virus Crops Up in Texas
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Texas public health officials confront new cases of Zika virus, gap between rich and poor extends to lifespans and an interview with Jason Fish of the University of Texas Southwestern. Full Story
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead in West Texas
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday morning at the Cibolo Creek Ranch resort near Marfa, a Presidio County official confirmed. Full Story
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Telemedicine Program Quickly Spreads to 57 North Texas Schools
In 2013, a telemedicine initiative run by Children’s Health hospital system in North Texas began at two preschools. Today, there are screens and carts in 57 urban and rural campuses. Full Story
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With 4 Candidates in Health Care, Senate Race Stirs Unique Debate
In a Republican primary cycle dominated by talk of illegal immigration and national security, four of the six candidates for an open state Senate seat have ties to the health care industry. Full Story
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Judge Again Rejects Texas Bid to Block Syrian Refugees
A federal judge has once again denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to keep the federal government from resettling Syrian refugees in the state. Full Story
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Travis County Confirms First Case of Zika Virus
Travis County health officials on Thursday confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in the county. Full Story
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County Prosecutors Offer Probation Deals to Abortion Foes
Anti-abortion activists indicted after infiltrating a Houston Planned Parenthood facility were offered probation deals by Harris County prosecutors. David Daleiden, one of the videographers, rejected the offer and plans to fight the charges. Full Story
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First Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Case Reported in Dallas
Public health officials in Dallas County have confirmed the first sexually transmitted case of the Zika virus, said to be linked to birth defects. Full Story
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