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A Decade of Texas Health Care By The Numbers

WEBTexas Department of State Health Services. This year, about one-fifth of Texas’ 254 counties have just one doctor or none at all, according to data from the state …

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The Rural Health Care Crisis, Mapped

WEBNovember 20, 2019, 10:36 AM, CST. A version of this story ran in the November / December 2019 issue. Above: Statewide, the primary care physician shortage is …

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Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many Family …

WEBFinding adequate, affordable health insurance can be a huge challenge for people who run small, family farms or ranches, said Alana Knudson, director of the …

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An East Texas County Fights a Bitter Battle Over a Reborn Hospital

WEBIn 2023, Mid Coast Health System took over the lease. The nonprofit also operates hospitals in El Campo, Palacios, Llano, Bellville, and, most recently, Trinity, …

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Where do Texas Democrats Stand on Single-Payer Health Care

WEBThe El Paso Democrat is hoping the promise of health care for all could help him win over Ted Cruz’s Senate seat in 2018. O’Rourke supports universal …

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Millions of Texans Are About to Lose Their Health Insurance

WEBAn estimated 2.7 million Texans are at risk of losing their Medicaid insurance after the public health emergency expires on March 31. by Sara Hutchinson. March 8, …

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Texas Had a State Office That Could Have Investigated Racial

WEBAbove: In 2017, lawmakers quietly defunded an office dedicated to studying and solving racial inequities across the state’s health agencies.

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TCEQ to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns

WEBTexas Wants to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns. The state is proposing to approve a 17-year-old standard that leading scientists and …

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The Shot Boosters

WEBThe Shot Boosters. Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases. …

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Huston-Tillotson Gets First Federal Health Center at an HBCU

WEBAbove: East Austin's Huston-Tillotson University is the first historically black college to house a federally qualified health clinic. Every 15 minutes or so, the phones …

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American Health Care is Broken, Especially in Texas. What Can We …

WEBAll are on the Texas-Mexico border, in one of the poorest parts of the state with one of the highest uninsured rates, where residents are often forced to forgo care or …

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Without Planned Parenthood, Almost Half the Providers in Texas’ …

WEBFor years, the Texas health agency has claimed that its Healthy Texas Women program is thriving. After Planned Parenthood was booted out in 2013, state …

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Austin Nurses Win Largest Hospital Union in Texas

WEBSeptember 30, 2022, 9:33 AM, CDT. Kellen Gildersleeve, a labor and delivery nurse in Austin, has just helped birth one of the Texas labor movement’s biggest victories in …

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Texas Researchers: Sexual Violence is a Public Health Issue

WEBIn August, UT-Austin researchers released “Health and Well-Being: Texas Statewide Sexual Assault Prevalence Study” (TSSAPS), which estimates that 6.3 million …

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Report: If Rural Texans Want Decent Health Care, They Should …

WEBWith high rates of fatal heart disease and stroke, limited access to care and sky-high uninsured rates, Texas gets a “D-” in a new “report card” comparing rural …

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State Left Family-Planning Money Unspent While Clinics Closed

WEBThe Texas Department of State Health Services has about $2.3 million left unspent from a federal family planning grant that totals $14.5 million, according to state …

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Native People Face New Obstacles to Abortion Care After Dobbs

WEBAfter Dobbs, Native People Face a Web of Obstacles to Reproductive Care. In addition to external constraints, many tribal governments appear reluctant to actively …

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Governor Greg Abbott Vetoes Women’s Health Committee …

WEBAbbott on Thursday vetoed a bill with bipartisan support by Senator Borris Miles, D-Houston, that would continue the Women’s Health Advisory Committee past …

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