Interactive: State Family Planning Contractors
Take a look at our interactive table to compare family planning providers who contracted with the state in fiscal years 2011 and 2012, and see how their funding levels have changed. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/WHP-Data-App-Ryan.jpg)
-
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Ryan Murphy / Todd Wiseman -
At Capitol, Protesters Criticize Perry's Medicaid Announcement
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_9641.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Ariel Min -
Accountability Concerns Raised at Foster Care System Hearing
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Child-Wall.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: David Garzon -
State Medicaid Chief Weighs In on Health Reform
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Billy-Millwee_1.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
Robert Romasco: The TT Interview
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/rob-romasco.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
After Health Care Ruling, Texas Businesses Wait and See
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/120711-PPACA-health-care-law-by-nb.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: KUT -
Video: The Price of Unplanned Pregnancies
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/FertileGround-TMs_1.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
Video: Doggett on Health Care Repeal Vote
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_shot_2012-07-11_at_6.38.57_PM.png)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
Dewhurst, Cruz Take Divergent Approaches in New TV Ads
In new television ads released Tuesday, Ted Cruz targets GOP U.S. Senate runoff rival David Dewhurst, while Dewhurst targets President Obama. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/dew-cruz-debate.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: AP -
Interactive: Mapping Physicians Accepting Medicaid in Texas
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedicaidClustersApp.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman -
Amid Medicaid Refusal, a Sharp Drop in Participating Doctors
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/HealthCareRuling3.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman -
Cruz, Justice Roberts Have History
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
Credit: Illustration by Bob Daemmrich / The US Supreme Court -
Perry: Texas Won't Implement Key Elements of Federal Health Reform
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/SCOTUS-Stetho.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Kjetil Ree -
State Must Alert Parents in Person When Seeking Child Custody
Texas' high court has ruled that state officials must personally notify parents when suing to deprive them of custody of their children. Full Story
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
HHSC Targets Premature Births in Quest to Cut Costs
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_SetonNICU_CBM08.jpg)
![Baby Mila, who was born 3 months early, with mom Adrienne Ball in Seton Medical Center Austin's neonatal intensive care unit. Texas lawmakers are looking for ways to curb prenatal births and the high costs they present for the state's Medicaid program.]()
Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller -
After Health Ruling, Undocumented Remain Uninsured
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
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Kjetil Ree -
Guest Column: Health Reform Ruling is Bad for Texas
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Columns-W.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Katie Harbath / Todd Wiseman -
Guest Column: Health Reform Ruling is Good for Texas
Thursday's court ruling, is, to paraphrase the vice president, a really big deal for the country and for Texas. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Columns-D.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Katie Harbath / Todd Wiseman -
Video: In Washington, Texans React to Health Ruling
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
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Reax_PKG_screenshot.png)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
After Health Reform Ruling, Texas Has Big Decisions to Make
In the wake of Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding federal health reform, Texas must decide whether to expand Medicaid and whether to roll out a consumer marketplace for comparing and purchasing insurance coverage. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasHealthCare.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/795b98b75d84464ca058b5c4444a0d4d/DO%20NOT%20USE%20Cruz-Roberts%202012)
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b7619b535caf929a45793624a2921160/BD%20INC%20Supreme%20Court%2001%202011)