Texas Department of Health and Human Services /tags/texas-department-of-health-and-human-services Texas Department of Health and Human Services en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:47:45 GMT Appeals court removes judge in Texas foster care lawsuit /news/2024-10-14/appeals-court-removes-judge-in-texas-foster-care-lawsuit The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling late Friday says U.S. District Judge Janis Jack's contempt ruling and $100,000 per day fine violates the constitutional limits of the power of the court over individual states. The appeals court also said Jack had disrespected the state and its attorneys and created an appearance of being unfair to the state. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:47:45 GMT /news/2024-10-14/appeals-court-removes-judge-in-texas-foster-care-lawsuit The Associated Press Dallas church launches a pregnancy center to counter anti-abortion misinformation /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center The First Unitarian Church of Dallas is starting The Truth Pregnancy Resource Center to counter anti-abortion messages from crisis pregnancy centers. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:51 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center Elena Rivera Medicaid unwinding exposed a ‘crisis’ in the system as 1.7 million Texans lost coverage /health-wellness/2023-12-14/medicaid-unwinding-texas-crisis Medicaid unwinding exposed a “crisis” in the system as more than a million Texans lost coverage this year. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-12-14/medicaid-unwinding-texas-crisis Elena Rivera Texas Medicaid dropped more than 500,000 enrollees in one month /health-wellness/2023-08-03/texas-medicaid-dropped-more-than-500-000-enrollees-in-one-month Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:45:05 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-03/texas-medicaid-dropped-more-than-500-000-enrollees-in-one-month Selena Simmons-Duffin 500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April /news/2023-07-18/500-000-texans-have-been-dropped-from-the-medicaid-rolls-since-april Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for “procedural” reasons, like not responding to messages from the state. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:21:28 GMT /news/2023-07-18/500-000-texans-have-been-dropped-from-the-medicaid-rolls-since-april Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune Texas lowers barrier for food stamps, but many still won’t qualify /news/2023-06-23/texas-lowers-barrier-for-food-stamps-but-many-still-wont-qualify A new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified for federal food assistance. But most states don’t take car values into consideration at all. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:45:29 GMT /news/2023-06-23/texas-lowers-barrier-for-food-stamps-but-many-still-wont-qualify The Texas Tribune Millions of Texans could lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic protections end /health-wellness/2023-03-17/medicaid-coverage-texas-public-health-emergency Here’s what to know about the end of emergency health care coverage for low-income Texans. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-03-17/medicaid-coverage-texas-public-health-emergency Elena Rivera, Justin Martin Pregnant in Texas? Here’s what you need to know to access Medicaid and CHIP Perinatal /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 Texans are dying on state highways every day — especially in rural “dead zones” /texas-news/2022-12-21/texans-are-dying-on-state-highways-every-day-especially-in-rural-dead-zones Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texas’ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the state’s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the state’s department of transportation. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:20 GMT /texas-news/2022-12-21/texans-are-dying-on-state-highways-every-day-especially-in-rural-dead-zones Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune There's a shortage of pediatricians. A UT Arlington faculty member's helping to research why /health-wellness/2022-10-03/theres-a-shortage-of-pediatricians-a-ut-arlington-faculty-members-helping-to-research-why The number of medical students pursuing a career in pediatrics has declined over the past five years as the number of pediatric positions available has increased. Kristin Gigli, Ph.D., an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner and an assistant professor at UT Arlington, is part of a national committee examining the shortage. She talked with ĻӰԺ’s Sam Baker. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-10-03/theres-a-shortage-of-pediatricians-a-ut-arlington-faculty-members-helping-to-research-why Sam Baker