Healthcare

Ken Paxton Unveils ‘Detransition Clinic’ as Transgender Care Becomes Midterm Flashpoint

Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R-TX) is launching what he calls the nation’s first-ever “Detransition Clinic”…

2 days ago

RFK Brings Federal Health Agenda to Texas and Florida

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brought the Trump administration's health agenda to Texas and Florida,…

3 days ago

Texas Voters Want Washington to Honor the Medicaid Promise, and They Want the Call Made Closer to Home

A recent national survey of 2,010 likely voters from Leadership for America Fund offers a warning to Texas Republicans. Voters…

7 days ago

Vicente Gonzalez Announces $6 Million for Nursing Training Facility

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) announced $6 million in federal funding for a new nursing training facility in Kingsville, Texas, that…

4 weeks ago

Texas Rural Hospitals Receive $51 Million Through Federal Health Program

Sixty-eight rural hospital districts and authorities in Texas will receive $51 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program to expand…

4 weeks ago

Texas Counselor Convicted in $26 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted a Texas-licensed professional counselor of health care fraud, illegal kickbacks, and money laundering…

1 month ago

Encompass Health Plans Two New Rehab Hospitals in Montgomery County

Encompass Health Corp. plans to expand inpatient rehabilitation capacity in Montgomery County with two projects: its first small-format rehabilitation hospital…

1 month ago

Jasmine Crockett Presses Greg Abbott to Release Delayed Maternal Mortality Report

Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to release Texas’ latest maternal mortality report immediately, stressing…

1 month ago

Lizzie Fletcher Raises Concerns Over Health Care Access

With the cost of living top of mind for many voters, lawmakers are continuing to weigh how to increase health…

1 month ago

New Report Projects $12.6 Billion in Texas Health and Food Aid Losses

A newly released FWD.us report projects Texas could lose $12.6 billion in federal health care and food assistance funding by…

2 months ago