The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
Hoping to prove that new regulations on abortion providers aren't creating an undue burden, abortion opponents are calling attention to the availability of appointments to obtain the procedure. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/08/PoliticsOfPrevention-3.jpg)
More than 10 months after state leaders halted grant operations at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, the state’s $3 billion enterprise is getting back to the business of fighting cancer. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9497.jpg)
President Obama's apology for the latest glitch in the rollout of his signature legislative achievement is failing to convert skeptics in the Lone Star State. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/08/ObamaPerry.jpg)
Your evening reading: comptroller candidates swap criticisms on taxes in forum; Perry sounds off on Obama's proposed fix on insurance cancellations; Davis filibuster worked into new episode of Parks and Recreation Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/21/ComptrollerRace.jpg)
Your evening reading: health exchange enrollment numbers are anemic in Texas; Sullivan says "NUTS" to Ethics Commission; Davis to meet big-buck Democratic donors in D.C. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/17/HealthInsuranceExchangeHelp.jpg)
Fewer than 3,000 Texans successfully found private health insurance during the first month of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment, according to federal enrollment figures released Wednesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Health018.jpg)
The challengers to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst so far have not been shy at hammering the incumbent for his perceived faults. On Tuesday, they laid another pressing problem of Texas Republicans at his feet — Wendy Davis. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/13/TXTAbortionVote-Richmond007.jpg)
The Texas Railroad Commission has nothing to do with abortion. But that hasn’t stopped some Republicans vying for an open seat on the three-member commission from touting their anti-abortion stances. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/AbortionCenter-RRC.jpg)
The closure of nine of 32 family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley has compounded the struggles of low-income, Latina women trying to access reproductive health services, according to a report released Tuesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/Prevention-LatinaWomen.jpg)
UPDATED: State attorneys filed a response on Tuesday to abortion providers’ request for the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the battle over the constitutionality of Texas' new regulations on abortion. Full Story
Your evening reading: UT System regents ask for guidance on restricting public testimony; despite lack of opponent, many incumbents continue to collect beaucoup campaign cash; another look at the potential Perry v. Cruz showdown in 2016 Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06c3ea2ad65f424cc7ee76b102faacc5/BD%20INC%20Hall%20UT%20Board%20of%20Regents%2001%202013)
In Texas, where Latinos make up a large portion of the uninsured, the federal insurance marketplace may only be part of the solution. Grassroots groups and even Spanish-language media are stepping up help Latinos find coverage. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/09/CallieRichmondPhoto-0016.jpg)
Saturday marked a change of seasons — of the political variety this time. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/09/AbbottRally3.jpg)
During a visit to Dallas on Wednesday, President Obama called on Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act and commended grassroots advocates for their work to educate uninsured residents on health insurance options under the new law. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTrib-Obama-002_1.jpg)
On Nov. 1, I talked with Jenny Gold of Kaiser Health News, Erin Hemlin of Young Invincibles and Dr. Vivian Ho of Rice University about health care reform and the millennial generation. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_MG_0040_1.jpg)
Comptroller Susan Combs has some blunt advice for her fellow Republicans on how to win back women. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d78f59652b1b60007b63e941df243646/TT%20EVENTS%20Combs%20002%202011)
Black communities in Texas and across the country face a shortage of black mental health care professionals. Huston-Tillotson University, a historically black college in Austin, is taking steps to solve that problem for students on campus. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/07/AfricanAmericanDoctors.jpg)
The federal government is threatening to cut about 70 percent of its annual funding for Texas public libraries, saying the state has failed to pull its own weight in library funding. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/06/MoneyBooks.jpg)
So is New Jersey's Chris Christie the next Bill Clinton — or the next George W. Bush? Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/IMG_1078.JPG)
During a visit to Dallas on Wednesday, President Obama called on Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Obama-002_1.jpg)