/tags/health-care-costs health care costs en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-18/texas-is-the-second-worst-state-for-womens-health-outcomes-a-new-study-says A new national study ranks Texas among the lowest-performing states for women’s health outcomes. Only Mississippi ranked worse. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-18/texas-is-the-second-worst-state-for-womens-health-outcomes-a-new-study-says Bekah Morr /health-wellness/2023-03-08/pregnant-apply-medicaid-chip-texas Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, according to the latest census data. For some Texans, pregnancy is the first time they can access health services. But navigating public health options for care can be overwhelming. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:08:10 GMT /health-wellness/2023-03-08/pregnant-apply-medicaid-chip-texas Elena Rivera, Yfat Yossifor /health-wellness/2021-03-26/her-doctors-office-moved-1-floor-up-why-did-her-treatment-cost-10-times-more Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But there was an extra "facility fee" because the location changed slightly. A shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300. Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:00:33 GMT /health-wellness/2021-03-26/her-doctors-office-moved-1-floor-up-why-did-her-treatment-cost-10-times-more Lauren Weber /health-science-tech/2020-09-10/texas-physicians-are-losing-money-during-the-pandemic-they-want-lawmakers-to-make-health-insurers-pay-up The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is also asking legislators to expand Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults and restore funding for a program that studied racial health disparities. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:00:05 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-09-10/texas-physicians-are-losing-money-during-the-pandemic-they-want-lawmakers-to-make-health-insurers-pay-up Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune /2019-09-19/nonwhite-consumers-are-more-likely-to-have-medical-debt-than-white-consumers-in-travis-county Nearly 1 in 3 Texans in neighborhoods of color have medical debt, according to a new study from the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:01:00 GMT /2019-09-19/nonwhite-consumers-are-more-likely-to-have-medical-debt-than-white-consumers-in-travis-county Ashley Lopez /2019-09-09/study-shows-health-care-price-markups-are-highest-in-texas From Texas Standard : Johns Hopkins University researchers recently analyzed hospital fees nationwide and found that Texas had the country’s highest... Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:52:39 GMT /2019-09-09/study-shows-health-care-price-markups-are-highest-in-texas Laura Rice