Central Health Is Getting New Leadership. Here’s Why You Should Care.
Central Health’s board is choosing a new CEO in the coming days. There are two finalists to replace Patricia Young Brown, who stepped down late last year. In case you aren’t entirely sure what Central...
View ArticleMost Texans Want To Know The Price Of Health Care In Advance, Study Says
Victoria Tisor is a healthy 60-year-old who lives in Austin and doesn’t have health insurance. Tisor scheduled a routine colonoscopy many months ago and waited six months for an appointment. A week...
View ArticleTrump 'Confident' About GOP Health Care Bill's Prospects In The Senate
Updated at 5:37 p.m. ET The House voted Thursday to narrowly approve a Republican-drafted measure that would eliminate many of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act — the first step toward keeping...
View ArticleHere's What The GOP Health Care Plan Means For Texans
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives took another stab at repealing and replacing Obamacare on Thursday, passing the American Health Care Act.
View ArticleFreestanding ERs Challenge Regulation, Accusations Of Price Gouging
Legislation making its way through the Texas Legislature could impose new regulations on freestanding emergency rooms in the state.
View ArticleObamacare Rule Bridges Language Barriers For Patients In Texas, But Its...
Despite uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act, there are still new parts of the law going into effect. In fact, at the start of this year, a provision prohibiting discrimination on...
View ArticleVulnerable Texans Could Lose Access To Mental Health Care Under GOP Bill
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joined mayors across the country in drawing attention to mental health as part of the National Mayors' Mental Health Day of Action on Wednesday. He called on Congress to...
View ArticleBill To Help Texas Consumers With Unexpected Medical Bills Signed Into Law
For patients visiting emergency rooms in Texas, surprise medical bills are common . In 2009, the Texas Legislature developed a mediation system for these hefty bills, but it was limited. Gov. Greg...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Reveal Long-Awaited Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill
Updated at 2:32 p.m. ET Senate Republicans unveiled their long-awaited health care overhaul proposal on Thursday. The Senate bill, called the "Better Care Reconciliation Act," would repeal major parts...
View ArticleCruz Declines To Support Senate GOP Health Care Bill, While Cornyn Defends It
WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate on Thursday unveiled their plan to overhaul President Obama's 2010 health care law. Within hours, Texas' two Republican senators took opposite...
View ArticleMedicaid Cuts Would 'Decimate' In-Home Services For Disabled Texans, Advocate...
The Senate’s proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act has “declared war on people with disabilities of all ages,” a disability rights advocate said Monday after the Congressional Budget Office...
View ArticleCHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill
Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare. The long-awaited plan marks a big step toward achieving one of the Republican...
View ArticleActivists Stage 'Die-In' To Protest Senate Health Care Bill
Demonstrators and advocacy groups held a health care rally and “die-in” today at the state Capitol to protest the Republicans’ proposed health care bill.
View ArticleUnder Senate Heath Plan, Insurance Exchange Could Be Out Of Reach For Many...
One of the structures that has allowed more than 960,000 Texans to gain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act would be a thing of the past under the Senate repeal bill, the Better Care...
View ArticleTed Cruz Proposes Amendment With Aim To Salvage Senate Health Care Plan
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing hard to keep the Senate health care bill's prospects alive, amid a rollercoaster week at the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday, Senate Republican leaders postponed...
View Article'Shame On Ted': Health Care Protests Greet Ted Cruz In Texas
At an event Wednesday night, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was met by about 150 protesters who oppose the Senate's efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. On a hot evening, they stood outside a...
View ArticleAt Austin Forum, Sen. Cruz Says It's 'Critical' For GOP To Scrap Obamacare
At a town hall-style forum in Austin on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz said it was "critical" for Republicans to honor their promise of repealing the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.
View ArticleFour Big Ideas For Cutting Health Care Costs
From Texas Standard: As Senate Republican leaders reveal another version of their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, taking politics out of the health care picture may be just the...
View ArticleIs Obamacare 'Failing' In Texas?
For Carol Elliott, a Port Aransas resident in her early 60s, the Affordable Care Act is not a failure. “The Affordable Care Act saved my life,” the musician says. Elliott lived in Nashville for a long...
View ArticleCongressman: If Female GOP Senators Were South Texas Men, I'd Challenge Them...
WASHINGTON — A Texas GOP congressman says if the three female Republican senators who oppose a bill repealing Obamacare were men from South Texas, he might challenge them to a duel. "The fact that the...
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