Category Reporting & Analysis 45 articles to read

Texas Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: Part III

“Physicians minister to the human body. We feel we have a duty to not only cure disease but to prevent disease, death and disability. Our calling is to improve the…
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Texas Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: Part II

Gun enthusiasts enjoy great freedoms in Texas. The state is known for firearm policies favoring gun ownership and the right for individuals to be armed in public. In fact, the…
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Texas Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue

Following the November 7, 2017 Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting, which resulted in 26 adults and children losing their lives, Texas Representatives Nevarez and Collier pushed for the state to address…
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Quality of Service Changes are in the Wind

The Health and Human Services Commission is soliciting feedback on their quality strategy which is to be submitted to CMS in early March of this year.  Suggestions for change or…
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Starving the Beast in Texas: Part IV

The Trump Administration has expressed its intention to tackle what they refer to as “welfare reform”. The administration seems to be including entitlements in this effort, which have not historically…
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Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver Extension Awarded December 2017

On December 21, 2017, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Charles Smith announcing their approval of a Texas…
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