Coverage of health policy in Texas -- Medicaid and HHSC rules, hospital and insurance regulation, public health, and the agencies that oversee care.
A home health aide, hospice worker or personal-care attendant whom state investigators conclude has abused, neglected or exploited a client would have to be suspended by their employer until every appeal is exhausted, under a rewrite of the licensing rules for Texas home care agencies that the Health and Human Services Commission published Sept. 18.
Texas health officials want a handbook they can rewrite at any time, without notice or public comment, to carry the force of law over the agencies that care for Texans who are both deaf and blind.
The Texas House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs will gavel in at 9 a.m. Wednesday to examine how mental illness, homelessness and the criminal-justice system feed one another, and to weigh whether Texas is doing enough to keep young people leaving foster care from ending up on the street.
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) delivered testimony to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability offering a policy framework they say would curb rising health care costs for Texas patients and employers.
The baseline income required for a typical family to achieve financial self-sufficiency is rising across Texas, with escalating healthcare expenses serving as the primary catalyst.
The House Public Health committee will run a broad agenda spanning 89th Legislature implementation, the Rural Health Transformation Program, telehealth, the workforce gap and Office of Inspector General oversight on Thursday, June 4.
The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will take invited testimony at 9:30 a.m. May 27 on what is driving up healthcare and insurance prices in Texas.
By Julia Pierce Every Texan has felt it at the pharmacy counter.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus illness for the 2026 season on May 19.
State Representative Lacey Hull (R-Houston) outlined her core legislative priorities for the upcoming cycle on The Arena podcast, emphasizing a focus on local public safety, preventative healthcare systems, and digital safety standards for children.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has launched its fiscal year 2026 Nursing Shortage Reduction Program (NSRP) grant cycle, including an estimated $23.4 million for 85 higher education institutions across the state.
A new number is keeping CEOs and policymakers awake at night as the Texas economy expands: $27,000.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health advisory on May 1 to increase laboratory testing for cyclosporiasis.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on May 5 that a $7.4 billion national settlement with Purdue Pharma Inc. and its owners, the Sackler family, has become effective.