Health centers get $150 million to help uninsured
41 days ago
The same concept is being applied to the nation's 1,200 community health centers, which serve about 21 million patients each year, many of them without health insurance.
Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks
104 days ago
A government watchdog says the Veterans Affairs Department has been sending sensitive data - including electronic health records - over unencrypted networks, making them vulnerable to theft or...
Clergy call for more women's health funding
107 days ago
More than 300 members of the clergy are calling on the Texas Legislature to boost funding for women's health programs.
Senators propose adding $100M for women's health
118 days ago
A working group of Texas senators has recommending boosting spending on women's health programs across the state.
Pentagon, VA drop plan for new computer system for health records
132 days ago
The idea is for doctors at the VA to be able to pull up an individual's health records and determine quickly what illnesses, prescriptions and tests he or she had while serving in the military.
Lawmakers fault plan for veterans' health records
133 days ago
The idea is for doctors at the VA to be able to pull up health records and determine quickly what illnesses, prescriptions and tests a person had while in the military.
Obama administration misses some health law deadlines
138 days ago
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services said rules for the basic health program should be coming soon, and offered no reason for the delay.
Many states rethinking cuts in mental healthcare
146 days ago
Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental healthcare in four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government.
Texas rolls dice on healthcare
169 days ago
To meet those standards, providers must use local tax dollars -- from hospital districts, for example -- to create programs and partnerships that improve their region's healthcare system.
