A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation earlier this week that would nullify a controversial rule banning abortion affiliates from participating in a Medicaid program that offers reproductive health care to low-income women. More…
When Texas decided to exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from its Medicaid-funded women’s health care program, women like Crystal Gonzalez were left scrambling for a new provider. More…
Just hours after a federal judge ruled against Texas’ controversial decision to bar Planned Parenthood clinics from the vital Medicaid-based Women’s Health Program (WHP), Texas officials were quick to call for an appeal of the temporary injunction, adding another hurdle in the ongoing tug of war over basic reproductive health More…
After banishing Planned Parenthood centers from inclusion in the Women’s Health Program (WHP) because of their status as abortion providers, the state now faces a federal lawsuit from the reproductive health center affiliates in Texas.
Filed in an Austin district court Wednesday morning, the suit challenges the state’s decision as More…
While state officials blame the Obama administration’s “pro-abortion agenda” for ending a Medicaid program More… that provided basic reproductive care to more than 130,000 low-income women, a similar attempt by the state to restrict provider choice failed under the Bush administration, records obtained by the Texas Independent show.
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Delia Henry gave up her job so she could focus on helping others stay healthy. But by setting aside work to attend nursing school, the 31-year-old Austin Community College student no longer had access to health insurance. Plagued by intense migraines and dizziness, Henry was told by a primary care More…
A billboard disguised as a campaign bus rolled up to a cheering crowd of activists on Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. In lieu of a political candidate’s face or a large-type Constitution, the roving vehicle was outfitted in a much less glamorous but more to the point design–a list of More…
In a scathing editorial that blames the Obama administration for the state’s upcoming expected loss of a potentially life-saving federal health care program, Gov. Rick Perry leaves out a few key points amid his condemnation.
Posted just a few days after the Texas Health and Human Services Commission signed a More…
