As 5 million Texans Lack Health Insurance, Lege Still Says No to Medicaid

The state's dismally large gaps in health care access have grown even wider during the COVID-19 disaster

"...in both parties like a good time to consider Medicaid expansion more seriously than Texas ever has since the..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

We Have an Issue: Ding-Dong, Another Brutal Legislative Session Is Behind Us

This week's Sine Die cover package explores the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the 87th Texas Legislature

"...legislators have targeted trans kids, blocked the expansion of Medicaid coverage to uninsured Texans, stymied the ability of educators..."

June 4, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Texas' Draconian Abortion Restrictions Likely to Face Court Challenge

Amid clouds and darkness, Texans get ready to fight for choice

"...goal of giving new moms a full year of Medicaid coverage, strongly recommended by health experts and the state-appointed..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Medicaid Expansion Sure Sounds Nice: Texas accounts for the second-highest..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature

Austin at Large: Right Back Where We Started

Texas will do little. Austin will do more. America will validate us. What happens next?

"...– that yes, Democrats are right on issues like Medicaid expansion and LGTBQIA rights and climate action and criminal..."

April 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...that could take billions in federal money to expand Medicaid in a state that sees the highest rate of..."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Maybe Expand Medicaid? The U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...is allowed to block Planned Parenthood from the state's Medicaid program, which has been long sought by state officials...."

March 19, 2021 News Feature

Paxton Emerges From Seclusion, Faces Senate Skeptics

Embattled Texas Attorney General appeared Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee

"... on state business? (He said yes, on some unrelated Medicaid matter, and that he and Angela only "briefly" appeared..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Energy Still Hasn't Fixed Problems With Utility Bill Discounts on Expensive Homes

Consumer advocate requests audit of AE's Customer Assistance Program

"...of one of seven social service programs, such as Medicaid or SNAP. Not all of those services offered by..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

With Rosie's Law, Austin Legislators Aim to Restore Abortion Coverage

Sheryl Cole, Sarah Eckhardt introduce bicameral legislation that would expand health insurance coverage for abortion care

"...Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal health programs such as Medicaid from covering abortion care. The working-class student was unable..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin at Large: “It’s Time to Get <blank> Done”

As we dive deep into 2021, let’s complete that sentence with real talk, not “stuff”

"...from behind, leaving big questions unasked. Abbott could expand Medicaid right now to respond to COVID. That would get..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...allegedly falsely marketing two of its drugs to Texas Medicaid providers. Quote of the Week..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature

Will Texas Expand Medicaid?

Long-running health care debate looks different through a pandemic prism

"...of the 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, which would extend..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Women's Health Advocates Brace for "Perfect Storm" at Texas Legislature

Republican lawmakers racing to further restrict abortion access

"...with state officials in barring Planned Parenthood from treating Medicaid patients after a five-year legal battle...."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Amid Chaos and Crisis, the 87th Texas Legislature Gets to Work

Can we rebuild a democracy?

"...– including cannabis, but also gambling, and more importantly Medicaid expansion and sustaining last session's investments in public schools...."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Freshman State Senator Sarah Eckhardt Lays Out Her Agenda

Sarah Eckhardt prepares for an uncertain session

"...broaden to include issues Eckhardt wants to champion, like Medicaid expansion, criminal justice reform, and universal broadband access. "I..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Will the Texas Lege Roll the Dice on Gambling This Session?

The gambling caravan is back, but it’s losing momentum

"...Alongside legal weed (and healthier stuff like, say, Medicaid expansion), the gambling caravan parades through every revenue­-challenged Legislature,..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...people with Social Security services, where food banks were, Medicaid, food stamps. I mean, they became even like attorneys...."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

As Nursing Homes Reopen to Visitors, Will They Stay Safe?

Caring, with caution

"...of painful separation. The federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which regulates nursing homes, issued new guidance..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Austin at Large: New Voters for a New Texas?

Kirk Watson says it’s possible: “Two million more people are now paying attention”

"...revenue sources." That includes giving real consideration to expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, assuming it survives at..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Coming Out of the Ashes

After Election 2020, it’s not right, but it’s OK

"...wide variety of progressive policies, from drug legalization to Medicaid expansion to a $15 minimum wage. That may even..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Low-Cost Mental Health Services in Austin

Overwhelmed? Finding help doesn't have to be hard.

"...entities accept many forms of insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, while others don't accept any insurance. As always, do..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Lakeway Hospital Investors Settle With DOJ, HUD

Fraud settlements backed by whistleblower complaint

"...allegations LRMC submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.”..."

Sept. 30, 2020 News Post by Michael King

After Three Years Dem Congressional Nominee Julie Oliver May Seal the Deal

The Road Warrior of Texas Congressional District 25

"...personal narrative has become better known – a former "Medicaid mom" whose son Brack has special health needs (i.e.,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: The Dog That Caught the Cop Car

De-policing becomes partisanized, but who is really putting themselves at risk?

"...through reorganizations and even outsourcing. You know, like managed­-care Medicaid, or charter schools. What is Greg Abbott complaining about?..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...as a senator?," Eckhardt says she'll move to expand Medicaid – a recurrent Dem­ocratic proposal that Rodriguez agrees might..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back

Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear

"...posted June 4 by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), shows that just three Austin nursing homes..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...“fixing” the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and in Texas, Medicaid; Hegar proposed a “public option” for the ACA, and..."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Knowledge Is Power as Nursing Homes Combat COVID-19

There’s a lot we don’t know about the pandemics’s toll in care centers, but what we do know is bad

"...nursing home residents whose long-term care is covered by Medicaid, current reimbursement levels to those facilities already fail to..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

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