Let the Sun Shine In!

Council buys solar, supports Planned Parenthood, fingerprints TNCs

"...ordering that Planned Parenthood clinics be excluded from all Medicaid funding (his response to the fraudulent videos produced by..."

Oct. 21, 2015 News Post by Michael King

State Cuts Medicaid for Planned Parenthood

State claims "misconduct" in undercover, dubious sting videos

"...morning, Governor Greg Abbott announced the state will end Medicaid enrollment for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers...."

Oct. 19, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The New Inquisition

The assault on Planned Parenthood is an assault on health care

"...to access any health care at all through the Medicaid reimbursements that currently flow to Planned Parenthood. Women of..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...its budget by $350 million, forcing it to drop Medicaid reimbursements to therapists by up to 25%...."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...construction workers, thanks to the state's rejection of a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, choose to go without insurance for..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Stop Fluoridation!

"...efficacy. Access to dental care (for example, via ACA, Medicaid, CHIP, and charities) is far better targeted than municipal..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Postmarks

Headlines

"...Cuts to Medicaid repayments in Texas are being made, but the state..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature

Playback: Waterloo Records at 33¹⁄₃

Waterloo Records turns 331⁄3; native poster artist Jason Austin battles MS with an Aug. 7 benefit

"...selective antigen therapy, a treatment not covered by his Medicaid...."

July 31, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Abbott Launches Investigation Into Planned Parenthood

Texas GOP jump to attack PP after sting videos surface

"...in 2012 state officials banned the provider from a Medicaid program for low-income women (a challenge to that rule..."

July 24, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Kill Bill(s)

Abbott vetoes more than 40 bills

"...HB 2084 by Sergio Muñoz Jr., D-Mission: Making Medicaid plans clearer and easier to read..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry's Top 10 Worst Hits

Perry for Prez redux calls for a sojourn down memory lane

"...Unlike some flexible Republican governors, Perry’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act prevented more than 1..."

June 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Lawsuits, Laws, and Plea Bargains

Brian Rodgers vs. COA, Abbott vs. women's rights, etc.

"...law; a rule to exclude Planned Parenthood from a Medicaid program; and the omnibus abortion-restrictive House Bill 2, upheld..."

June 15, 2015 News Post by News Staff

What's the Damage?

The news staff takes a look at the fallout from the 84th legislative session

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget: Heavy on Tax Cuts, Light on Services

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...a chance to boost school spending, or work on Medicaid expansion. It wasn't just progressives and liberals complaining: Mid-session,..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reproductive Health Care: Same Story, New Target

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...again failed to make any substantial traction in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (despite early rumblings from..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Counting the Casualties

The Lege limps across the finish line

"...as the state continues to refuse federal billions in Medicaid expansion in order to thumb its nose at "Obamacare,"..."

June 5, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Session Winners and Losers

As sine die nears, bills drop left and right

"...faced a silly and pointless gap in CHIP and Medicaid coverage. The master of the simple and effective fix,..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget Deal Evicts Planned Parenthood From Cancer Program

Under new budget deal, Planned Parenthood ousted from life-saving cancer program

"...all-too-familiar move, Texas booted out Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid-based WHP, which offers preventative services including cancer screenings and..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Budget Deal Evicts Planned Parenthood From Cancer Program

Under new budget, Planned Parenthood removed from cancer program

"...anti-choice Texas officials booted out Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid-based Women’s Health Program, which offers preventative services including cancer..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

How Much Will Texas Spend?

The Legislature's conference committee spending proposals

"...raised a dismissive eye to the idea that raising Medicaid reimbursement rates (a House demand) wouldn't increase the number..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Naishtat files bill to protect juvenile medical care

"...Currently, if a child on CHIP or Medicaid goes into a juvenile detention facility, their medical benefits..."

May 15, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Millions for Propaganda ... Nothing for Women's Health

Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care

"...Parenthood as the provider was being evicted from a Medicaid program by GOP officials.)..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Way Home

Zach Theatre gives Robert Schenkkan's All the Way its Texas premiere on LBJ's home turf

"...Great Society initiatives like the war on poverty, Medicare, Medicaid, national parks and environmental protections, the National Endowment for..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Q&A with Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sanders talks a possible presidential bid, income inequality

"...billion – who want to end social security, Medicare, Medicaid, federal aid to education – when they are so..."

April 2, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Report: Texas Women's Health Program Hit Hard

Thousands fewer women served by Texas Women's Health Program

"...to kick Planned Parenthood out of a lifesaving, preventative Medicaid program: Far fewer women are being served...."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Report: Thousands Fewer Women Served by Texas Women's Health Program

After excluding Planned Parenthood, fewer women in health program

"...to kick Planned Parenthood out of a life-saving, preventative Medicaid program: Far less women are being served...."

March 25, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Measuring the 'Miracle'

"...% of low-income population covered by Medicaid: tied 48th..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...issue. We should accept the federal dollars to expand Medicaid."..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...Human Services. While Texas Republicans continue to refuse expanding Medicaid under the ACA, Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, recently proposed..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature

Lege Lines

Refusing Medicaid, tax cuts abound, marijuana bill, and more

"...Gov. Dan Patrick has compared Texas' refusal to accept Medicaid expansion to the Lone Star State's secession from Mexico...."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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