Medicare /tags/medicare Medicare en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:06:00 GMT Rural hospital leaders: Lack of support, local input could mean more hospital closures in Texas /health-wellness/2025-10-14/rural-health-transformation-program-hospital-closures-texas As Texas develops its application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding, rural hospital leaders say stabilizing their facilities should be a top priority. "Without it, all the planning in the world will not matter because there will be no hospital left to transform," one said. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:06:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-10-14/rural-health-transformation-program-hospital-closures-texas Abigail Ruhman What North Texans should know about the government shutdown /government/2025-09-30/how-does-government-shutdown-impact-dallas-fort-worth North Texas could face delays in federal services, disrupted travel and impacts to social programs as Congress remains deadlocked over funding. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:54:35 GMT /government/2025-09-30/how-does-government-shutdown-impact-dallas-fort-worth Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela Texans can provide input on future rural health care needs /health-wellness/2025-09-08/texas-rural-health-care-needs-budget-medicaid Texas health officials are asking for public input for the state’s application for a new federal rural health program. People can submit their comments through Tuesday, Sept. 9. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:14:17 GMT /health-wellness/2025-09-08/texas-rural-health-care-needs-budget-medicaid Abigail Ruhman Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas drops major North Texas hospital system from its network /health-wellness/2025-04-01/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-drops-major-north-texas-hospital-system-from-its-network Unsuccessful contract negotiations between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Southwestern Health Resources will affect Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern facilities. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:49:27 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-01/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-drops-major-north-texas-hospital-system-from-its-network Kailey Broussard Dallas County-based Senior Source offers free assistance for Medicare enrollment /health-wellness/2024-12-03/dallas-county-senior-source-free-assistance-for-medicare-enrollment With just days before open enrollment ends, The Senior Source is helping people avoid scams and make informed choices when enrolling in Medicare or other insurance programs. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:02:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-03/dallas-county-senior-source-free-assistance-for-medicare-enrollment Kailey Broussard New poll shows majority of Texans have skipped or postponed some form of medical care due to costs /texas-news/2024-09-18/new-poll-shows-majority-of-texans-have-skipped-or-postponed-some-form-of-medical-care-due-to-costs A majority of Texans said they skipped or put off some form of medical treatment in 2023 because they couldn’t afford it, according to a survey published this week by the Houston-based Episcopal Health Foundation. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:45:58 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-18/new-poll-shows-majority-of-texans-have-skipped-or-postponed-some-form-of-medical-care-due-to-costs Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Alzheimer's drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will likely follow /health-wellness/2023-07-06/alzheimers-drug-leqembi-gets-full-fda-approval-medicare-coverage-will-likely-follow The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-07-06/alzheimers-drug-leqembi-gets-full-fda-approval-medicare-coverage-will-likely-follow Jon Hamilton Blue Cross, Southwestern Health reach agreement to keep 450,000 North Texans in network /news/2022-10-04/blue-cross-southwestern-deal-450-000-north-texans-in-network The two sides had until Tuesday to renew their contract. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-04/blue-cross-southwestern-deal-450-000-north-texans-in-network Sam Baker, Paul DeBenedetto Should medical errors be criminalized? This Fort Worth medical school offers another way /health-wellness/2022-04-26/should-medical-errors-be-criminalized-this-fort-worth-medical-school-offers-another-way The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine requires its medical students to take a patient safety certification exam. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:30:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-04-26/should-medical-errors-be-criminalized-this-fort-worth-medical-school-offers-another-way Alexis Allison | Forth Worth Report House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Dallas to talk lower drug costs /news/2022-03-21/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-visits-dallas-to-talk-lower-drug-costs Pelosi joined Rep. Colin Allred at a health care roundtable to discuss legislation to lower drug prices. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:20:02 GMT /news/2022-03-21/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-visits-dallas-to-talk-lower-drug-costs Pablo Arauz Peña