The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has turned down Texas’ request to run a family planning program that excludes some providers — namely Planned Parenthood. But it approved Texas’ request for a waiver to expand Medicaid managed care.
Health care
In-depth reporting on public health, healthcare policy, hospitals, and wellness issues shaping communities across Texas, from The Texas Tribune.
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Looming Medicaid Payment Cuts Worry Therapy Providers
Some cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates will take effect on Jan. 1, putting Texas’ Medicaid spending on par with that of many other states. But as Jessica Mahoney of KUT News reports, providers of physical, occupational and speech therapy worry many could be left without services.
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Interactive: Dems Fight Insurance Department Effort to Delay Reform
Texas Democrats say the state Department of Insurance’s request for a delay in implementing federal health reform rules could cost Texans $260 million in premium credits and rebates over the next three years.
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Health care
Perry Ad Hits Newt, Mitt on Health Care Mandate
In his latest ad, Rick Perry takes aim at GOP front-runners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney on health reform and vows to repeal “Obamacare.”
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Perry: “My Faith Will Guide Me” as President
Continuing to emphasize religious values as the Iowa caucuses loom, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that “bringing America back begins with faith.”
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Updated Interactive: Food Stamp Distribution Map
Fewer Texans will receive food stamps in December than in November, but the number is still up overall since 2005 as the national recession continues. Our updated interactive map allows you to explore the number of food stamp recipients in your county and the economic impact of the program.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson maps the growth of poverty in Texas, Aguilar on the suicide of an illegal immigrant, Galbraith on the prospect of more rolling blackouts, Grissom on a prosecutor’s memory lapse, Hamilton on the prospect of public universities undergoing a sunset review, Murphy’s latest awesome redistricting interactive, Ramsey on a stumbling start to the 2012 election season, Root on Rick Perry’s latest populist tirade, M. Smith on the boom in for-profit teacher certification programs and Tan on the fight against cervical cancer in … Africa: The best of our best content from November 28 to December 2, 2011.
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Health care
TribLive: Castro on Health Reform, Taxing the Rich
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he’d face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.
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Health care
Report: Psychiatric Drug Use Higher Among Foster Kids
Children in foster care are several times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs, according to a new Government Accountability Office report on five states. As Matt Largey of KUT News reports, investigators found high rates of potentially risky practices in Texas.
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Demographics
Child Abuse Reports Up as Economy Falters
Experts speculate that a key factor in the increase in reports of child abuse and neglect is the struggling economy. The number of reported cases of abuse has grown 6 percent in Texas since 2008, before the recession.
