Seattle Children’s Hospital won’t have to provide trans patient records to Texas under new settlement
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suspected the hospital was helping Texas kids access puberty blockers or hormone treatments that are outlawed for juveniles ..read more
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New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctors
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The proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion ..read more
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State’s premature release of bid proposal info touches off new battle over $116 billion in Medicaid contracts
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Updated: April 29, 2024 The early release of documents meant a single competitor got an early look at the other bidders’ playbooks before final winners were announced ..read more
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Amarillo council may reconsider abortion travel ban after residents gather 10,000 signatures
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Updated: April 30, 2024 Supporters began the petition drive after the City Council punted on the proposed policy. Voters may have the final say ..read more
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Appeals court blocks $100,000 daily fine for Texas’ troubled foster care program
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Updated: April 16, 2024 Jack’s order to fine Texas Health and Human Services on Monday was the third time the state has been found in contempt over foster care conditions since 2011 ..read more
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Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule
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Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws ..read more
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Proposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for 1.8 million low-income Texans
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Updated: April 18, 2024 The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals ..read more
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Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule
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Some children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect ..read more
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Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less white
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More than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white ..read more
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Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues Starr County district attorney
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The Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout “forever changed the Plaintiff’s life,” a new federal lawsuit says ..read more
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