The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
Use our interactive map to chart the locations of health care providers participating in Texas' Women's Health Program. Flip through various map styles to compare women's health statistics statewide, or get a video tutorial here. Full Story
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From the evolution of state and federally subsidized contraception to the battle over Planned Parenthood to the cost of unplanned pregnancies, this six-part series is the most comprehensive look yet at the politics of reproductive health in Texas. Full Story
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About 150 Texans gathered in front of Gov. Rick Perry's Capitol office on Tuesday to protest his announcement that Texas would not expand Medicaid or establish a health insurance exchange. Full Story
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The Department of Family and Protective Services is moving forward on redesigning its foster care system, which will outsource services to private contractors. At a hearing Monday, some raised concerns about accountability. Full Story
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Though Texas will not expand its Medicaid program, the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act will put a strain on the state’s finances and health care system, Billy Millwee, the state's outgoing Medicaid chief, said Thursday. Full Story
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The AARP president on what entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security offer and what his organization will be examining after Gov. Rick Perry's announcement that Texas would not accept expanded Medicaid. Full Story
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The U.S. House's vote on Wednesday to repeal federal health care reform was largely symbolic. But the political equation could change after November, and some Texas employers are holding off on preparing for the law. Full Story
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What happens when family planning is out of reach for poor and uninsured Texans? In the final segment of our Fertile Ground series, we explore the costs to communities and taxpayers of the state's high rate of unplanned pregnancies. Full Story
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett weighs in on the House's largley symbolic vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature legislation. The measure is unlikely to pass the Senate, and even then, would be vetoed by the president. Video from the Medill News Service in Washington, D.C., the Tribune's content partner. Full Story
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In new television ads released Tuesday, Ted Cruz targets GOP U.S. Senate runoff rival David Dewhurst, while Dewhurst targets President Obama. Full Story
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As enrollment in Medicaid grows in Texas, fewer physicians are agreeing to treat Medicaid patients. This map compares enrollment in the program by county to the number of physicians who provided Medicaid services in fiscal year 2011. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to opt Texas out of the federal Medicaid expansion comes as the state's largest medical association has revealed that the number of Texas physicians accepting new Medicaid patients has dropped dramatically. Full Story
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Before he was the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who helped save "Obamacare," John Roberts was friends with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz, who described Roberts' controversial decision as "heartbreaking." Full Story
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Texas will not expand Medicaid or establish a health insurance exchange, two major tenets of the federal health reform that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld last month, Gov. Rick Perry said Monday morning. Full Story
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Texas' high court has ruled that state officials must personally notify parents when suing to deprive them of custody of their children. Full Story
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A new state health program launched this week aims to reduce the number of women on Medicaid whose newborns require costly neonatal intensive care. Full Story
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act last week cleared the way for its implementation. But for one very large segment of the Texas population, the new law will not apply. Full Story
The Supreme Court's ruling to uphold federal health reform represents a net defeat for Texas families struggling to afford health care in a market fatally distorted by government intervention and fiat. Full Story
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Thursday's court ruling, is, to paraphrase the vice president, a really big deal for the country and for Texas. Full Story
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After the high court ruled on Thursday, members of Texas' congressional delegation — and other Texans on hand for the decision — reacted with equal parts joy and outrage. Full Story
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