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Trustees Say Medicare Exhausted In 2026

The government says Medicare’s giant hospital trust will not be exhausted until 2026, while the date that Social Security will exhaust its trust fund is unchanged at 2033.

2013/05/31

2 State Facilities May Lose Medicaid Money

Two state facilities face June deadlines to reform hazardous conditions or lose millions of dollars in Medicaid money.

2013/05/29

North Texas Doctor Charged With Fraud

A North Texas physician who ran a now-closed hospital near Dallas has been indicted in a more than $1 million health care fraud investigation.

2013/04/24

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330,000 Texas Addicts Newly Eligible For Treatment

The Affordable Care Act will make more than 330,000 Texans eligible for addiction treatment next year, but the state’s treatment centers are already at 92 percent of capacity, according to federal statistics.

2013/04/16

The Texas State Capitol building, shown on November 6, 2000 in Austin, Texas. (credit: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

State House Rejects Medicaid Expansion

After approving a measure that would allow talks to expand Medicaid to the working poor, Texas Republicans have reversed themselves.

2013/04/05

Florida Governor Reverses Medicaid Stance

Perry, Cruz, Cornyn Join Forces On Medicaid

Texas’ top Republicans guns, Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, are teaming up to again oppose expanding Medicaid services in their state.

2013/04/01

Poll: Texas Sets Record For Uninsured Rate

A new Gallup poll reports that Texas has the highest percentage of people ever recorded without health insurance at 28.8 percent.

2013/03/08

Protesters To Demand Medicaid Expansion

Thousands of protesters are expected to march on the Texas Capitol to demand that lawmakers expand Medicaid to include an additional 1.5 million poor people.

2013/03/05