The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
Private whistleblowers have helped put Texas at the top of the list when it comes to Medicaid fraud settlements with pharmaceutical companies. Texas settled a case with a Swiss-based company on Tuesday for $19.9 million. Full Story
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Lawmakers will take up Medicaid funding when the Legislature convenes next year. But the first test comes on Election Day, when who becomes president could determine the fate of the program. Full Story
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A district judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining allowing Planned Parenthood to stay in the Women's Health Program, for now. Full Story
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A ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday gives Texas the go-ahead to cut Planned Parenthood out of the Women's Health Program. Full Story
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At last Friday's quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, about the future of Medicaid and Medicare, Texans without insurance and the likely fate of the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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Federal authorities say Texas health officials must resolve rounding errors that lead to mere pennies worth of Medicaid overpayments. The fix could end up costing Texas taxpayers more than $1 million. Full Story
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In a peace offering of sorts to medical and women's groups on Thursday, HHSC Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek announced rules for the new state-run Women's Health Program that permit doctors to discuss abortion with their patients. Full Story
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Jack Stick, a former Austin state representative, past municipal judge and current deputy inspector general for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, was arrested Sept. 11 and charged with driving while intoxicated. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry has compared Texas Medicaid to the Titanic, but economists and business advocates from both sides of the political aisle say Texas shouldn’t let the program sink just yet. Full Story
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Updated: As new details on Medicaid dental and orthodontic fraud investigations emerged at a House Public Health hearing on Monday, lawmakers warned that state agencies should not shirk responsibility. Full Story
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A state-funded Women's Health Program that excludes Planned Parenthood won't be able to provide the same level of care as the current system, according to a new study from George Washington University. Full Story
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The state's largest doctors association says it can't remember a time when so many Texas physicians held elected office in Texas. But sometimes their medical backgrounds put them at odds with members of their own party. Full Story
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The abrupt exodus of thousands of South Texas Medicaid patients from one managed care health plan is putting financial strain on home health providers still adjusting to the state’s transition to Medicaid managed care. Full Story
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In what one federal official described as "one of the largest Medicare fraud takedowns in Department of Justice history," the Medicare Fraud Strike Force indicted 91 people in seven cities on Thursday, including 28 in Dallas and Houston. Full Story
At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I talked to Dr. Kyle Janek, executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, and Chris Traylor, deputy chief commissioner, about the future of state health policy. Full Story
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At The Texas Tribune Festival, Health and Human Services Commissioner Kyle Janek made a startling suggestion: that the Census Bureau’s projection that a quarter of Texans are uninsured is inflated. Full Story
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Texas, it’s official: We have the worst rate of health insurance coverage in the country. That creates a huge financial burden on the health care system and the insured. Is politics standing in the way of reform? Full Story
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Massive cuts lawmakers made last year to family planning funding in Texas caused more than 50 clinics statewide to close, according to a report published by the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. Full Story
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At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I interviewed San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz about a range of national and state issues, including taxes, health care and immigration. Full Story
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Texas has more uninsured residents than any other state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This interactive shows demographics of the uninsured and how many people could be insured by 2014 if federal reform is implemented. Full Story
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