Report Highlights Health Inequities in Austin
The city of Austin has released a report on health gaps throughout Travis County. It touches on high rates of teenage pregnancy, infant mortality and HIV among African-American and Hispanic...
View ArticleNo Obamacare Plans Cover Treatment at Houston’s Top Cancer Center
From Texas Standard: The healthcare marketplace is open once again, but if you look closely at the offered insurance plans you might find something lacking: coverage for specialized treatments.
View ArticleTexas Could Be Denying Health Insurance to Former Foster Youth
From Texas Standard:Jasmine Johnson, a 20-year-old expectant mother, gave birth in January. She didn't just bring home a baby girl after her visit to the hospital – she also brought home a $1,500...
View ArticleWhy Are Health Insurance Companies Losing Money in Texas?
From Texas Standard:About one million Texans get health insurance through exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.Texans account for one-tenth of all Americans insured...
View ArticleHow A Dental Visit in Texas Turned Deadly for 85 Patients
From Texas Standard: It's something that we do regularly, or should, to help keep up our health. Most would never imagine it to be a matter of life and death, but then again a visit to the dentist...
View ArticleEven With Help From Nonprofits, There's No Easy Solution When You're Pregnant...
From Texas Standard:If you're a regular listener to the Standard, you may remember Courtney Meeks. She's homeless and pregnant. When we met her in January, Meeks was standing at the corner of a busy...
View ArticleStudy: Latino Children in Texas Less Likely to Have Health Coverage
There are fewer children in Texas without health insurance these days, but the state still has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country. And according to a new study, certain races...
View ArticleSupreme Court Sends Latest Obamacare Challenge Back To Lower Courts
Saying they now have new information that significantly changes the case before them, the Supreme Court justices sidestepped a constitutional decision on the latest Obamacare challenge and sent the...
View ArticleAs More of Their Patients Move Outside the City, Healthcare Providers Have to...
It’s no secret that Austin’s rapid growth and gentrification have forced some residents out of their longtime neighborhoods. That trend is also posing a challenge for healthcare providers.
View ArticleWhy Texas Needs More Mental Health Services for Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
From Texas Standard:Editor's note: This story discusses details that may not be suitable for children.Fifteen years ago this week, Andrea Yates – a mom from a Houston suburb – methodically and...
View ArticleAs Marketplace Launches, Central Texas Groups Push for Insurance Outreach
Austin officials and health advocates expressed excitement for the launch of the federally-run health insurance marketplace today. But they are also reminding people that outreach efforts have a long...
View ArticleState Points to 'Federal Glitch' that Could Delay Some Children's Health...
Although the Affordable Care Act is now the law of the land, the fight is far from over. Yesterdays launch of insurance marketplace websites saw some hiccups, including long wait times as people jammed...
View Article14,000 Texans Signed Up for Obamacare Plans
Early technical issues with the new healthcare marketplace, HealthCare.gov, brought serious criticism to an already controversial government initiative. But a new report published by the U.S....
View ArticleFour Who Made A Difference
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, author of “No Fear: A Whistleblower’s Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at the...
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Push to Close the Austin State Supported Living Center
Yesterday, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission recommended closure for the Austin State Supported Living Center and five other similar centers among the 13 across the state that care for physically...
View Article'Balance Bills' Can Hit Texas Consumers Hard After Hospital Visits
Texans may find surprise charges after visiting an emergency room, according to a new report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. How they find out about them is when an unexpected piece of...
View ArticleNew Wellness Center Helps Fill Health Care Void in Dove Springs
On Saturday, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, State Sen. Kirk Watson and a number of community leaders will gather at a new southeast Austin health center that’s been years in the making. People who live in...
View ArticleHealth Workers Help Latino Parents Overcome Language Barriers in Austin
Sendero Health Plans recently started a pilot program that sends community health workers with the Latino Healthcare Forum to homes of Spanish-speaking parents who need help understanding what the...
View ArticleTexas Health Care Spending Discussion Begins As House Releases Base Budget
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus released a two-year base budget last week, while the Senate is still working on its version. Base budget estimates like this one [read a PDF version here] are just...
View ArticleReport Highlights Health Inequities in Austin
The city of Austin has released a report on health gaps throughout Travis County. It touches on high rates of teenage pregnancy, infant mortality and HIV among African-American and Hispanic...
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