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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 …

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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 …

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

WEBAll are on the Texas-Mexico border, in one of the poorest parts of the state with one of the highest uninsured rates, where …

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Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many …

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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Wrecking Women's Healthcare

WEBIn October 2022, HHSC Deputy Executive Commissioner Wayne Salter told a Texas House panel on healthcare reform that 400 staff vacancies at his agency had …

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

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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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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HHSC: Public Input ‘Vital’ to New Women’s Health Panel

WEBLesley French, HHSC’s associate commissioner for women’s health services, told the committee that along with consolidated programs, the agency will …

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This West Texas Town is a Reproductive Health Void

WEBThe reproductive health care problem in Ozona is notably pernicious, but millions of rural Texans lack access to these services. More than half of Texas counties …

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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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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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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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Dade Phelan's Efforts to Expand Healthcare Still Leave Many …

WEBMarch 26, 2024, 8:00 AM, CDT. Three years ago, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan unveiled a set of bills that he declared would improve the health of millions of Texans, …

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State Health Department Spends $1.2m on Abstinence-Only Project

WEBIn September the Texas Department of State Health Services launched a new website, www.ourtown4teens.org, that will cost $1.2 million over the next year. The …

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Pregnant Workers' Health and Livelihoods Face a New Threat

WEBEssays. Pregnant Workers’ Health and Livelihoods Face a New Threat. A Texas federal court has struck down a 2023 law creating protections for pregnant state …

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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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How the San Antonio Police Are Rethinking Mental Health

WEBHow the San Antonio Police Are Rethinking Mental Health. A new documentary on policing in San Antonio makes a simple suggestion: Instead of arresting …

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Abandoning 'Women's Health' Claims, Texas House Approves …

WEBPolitics. Abandoning ‘Women’s Health’ Claims, Texas House Approves Wide-Ranging Anti-Abortion Bill. Lawmakers voted to ban the most common form of second trimester …

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