Health Care

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill expands subsidies for private insurance plans. That will lighten the burden on consumers, but it locks taxpayers into yet more support for the health care industry.

State Rep. John Bucy says many Texans struggled to gain access to life-saving care during the power and water outages last week.

The court ruled legal precedent disqualifies Medicaid beneficiaries from taking issue with how a state determines which providers are qualified to be in the health care program.

Being an emergency room doctor has been a marathon during the pandemic. With a surge in COVID cases expected during the holidays, Dr. Nicholas Steinour says medical staff are prepared – but concerned.

More than 20 advocacy groups are asking Texas officials to reconsider proposed staffing cuts that could create delays for vulnerable populations seeking…

Lee esta historia en español. Almost a million low-income Texans would likely enroll in Medicaid if the state were to expand the program under the…

Lee esta historia en español. Travis County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve Central Health’s next budget, which includes a $20 million increase in…

Central Health announced it was buying land for a new health and wellness center in Southeast Travis County at the end of August, marking another step in…

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Rebecca S. Etz, an associate professor of family medicine and…

From Texas Standard:An increase in the number of Houston-area residents dying at home suggests more people may be affected by the coronavirus than…