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Aging Workforce Strains Social Security, Medicare

An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare, the government’s two largest benefit programs.

2012/04/23

A Million Texas Children Remain Without Insurance

More than a million Texas children remain without health insurance, and those kids are not getting the care they need.

2012/04/08

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Frisco Teacher’s Aide Hit By Lightning, Then Medical Bills

A Frisco teacher’s aide was at work last week when she was struck by lightning, but the most shocking thing happened when the woman tried to pay her medical bills.

2012/03/28

Uninsured Texans Await Supreme Court Healthcare Decision

According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, twenty-five percent of Texans are uninsured — and the vast majority are U.S. citizens of working age.

2012/03/26

Scottish Rite Hospital To Start Charging Patients For Services

The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children plans to break a 90-year tradition in order the remain financially viable. It will soon begin billing patients to help pay for expenses.

2012/02/28

Feds Reject State Request For Insurance Waiver

The federal government has rejected a request by the state to be excluded from a new law that would limit how much health insurance companies can spend on overhead.

2012/01/27

President Barack Obama speaks after touring Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 6, 2011. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Takes Shots At Perry & GOP Debates

President Barack Obama is swiping at Texas Governor Rick Perry, criticizing him as “a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change.”

2011/09/26

Dallas County Judges Debate Failed Health Insurance Plan

Two Dallas County judges engaged in a terse exchange during Tuesday’s meeting while discussing a well-intentioned health insurance plan for the underemployed that never caught on.

2011/09/13

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Insurers Must Cover Birth Control With No Copays

Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no co-pays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.

2011/08/01

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Trying A New Approach To Primary Care: Prevention

A budding model for primary care that encourages the family doctor to act as a health coach who focuses as much on preventing illness as on treating it has shown promising results and saved insurers millions of dollars.

2011/07/20

A nurse tends to a recovering patient at a hospital. (credit: Getty Images/Christopher Furlong)

Study: Medicaid Does Make A Difference After All

Signing up for Medicaid could improve your overall health and financial security. The findings run counter to a widespread perception that having a Medicaid card is no better than being uninsured, and maybe even worse.

2011/07/07

Texas Is “On The Brink,” Legislative Study Group Says

Texas’ superlatives are nothing to brag about, according to the fifth edition of “Texas on the Brink,” an annual review that ranks the state on dozens of factors ranging from health insurance to voter turnout.

2011/02/15