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Dr. Oz Exposed for Colossal, Multimillion Dollar Conflict of Interest
Donald Trump wants Dr. Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid. Here are just some of the ways that could be a disaster.
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix Texas’ Medicaid enrollment
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for ...
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They agreed to cover a drug for six months — and now I have to fight for it again
Shelby Kinsey lives with a rare, fast-progressing form of ALS — but she has to spend her precious time fighting for insurance ...
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Dallas Approves Ordinance To Include Vaping In Citywide Smoking Ban
In other news, Texas health advocates move to improve the Medicaid application process; North Carolina hospitals fight claims that they are not providing price transparency; and more.
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Texas Agency Asks for $300 Million to Address Medicaid Backlog
If legislators approve the request, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission would also get $100 million from ...
Texas agency to ask for $300M to fix ‘neglect' in Medicaid enrollment system
A plan to improve the Texas HHSC's complicated Medicaid application process has thrilled the state’s nonprofit policy groups.
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Judge tosses Medicare fraud claim against Texas hospital, orthopedic surgeon
A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas has dismissed a summary judgment alleging millions of dollars of fraud from Cornerstone Regional Hospital in Edinburg, Texas, and orthopedic surgeon ...
How the DACA ruling could impact health coverage in Texas, and beyond
A ruling that blocked thousands of undocumented immigrants from enrolling in federally available health care plans could ...
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State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid system
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for ...
No Medicare Fraud Here, Says Federal Judge in Case of Foreign Physicians in Operating Room
A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas threw out on summary judgment a qui tam lawsuit alleging that a hospital ...
Texas agency to ask for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Medicaid enrollment system
In Texas, health advocates often find themselves playing defense to encourage leaders to preserve the state’s relatively ...