Texas Health Care Providers

Texas to receive $281M in federal funds

A massive federal investment is coming to rural Texas health care

Texas is set to receive more than $1.4 billion over five years in federal funding aimed at stabilizing rural hospitals and expanding access to care across the state.

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Texas lands $1.4 billion for rural health care. Here's what happens next

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Texas to receive $281M in federal funding for rural health care

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How federal funding could help close gaps in rural health care access in Maine

Fed officials expect interest rates to fall in the future, but some see the case for waiting "some time" before the next cut, given their economic outlooks.

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Iowa wins $209M federal grant to expand, improve rural health care

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State gets $223.5 million federal boost for health care

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Alaska set to receive $272M to overhaul its rural health care system

Sullivan said the money will be used to strengthen rural clinics, stabilize health care workforces and help keep care closer to home, reducing the need for costly and disruptive travel.

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TUE: Ryan Berryman named UNM’s interim AD, +More

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Iowa awarded $209M for Healthy Hometowns proposal

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Texas’s largest health care provider, insurer at odds

Texas' largest health insurance carrier and largest nonprofit health care provider are knocking heads over rates, and patients statewide could face larger medical bills or narrower provider options without an accord by July 1. Without a deal, physicians ...

KUT

Ascension, Blue Cross reach last-minute deal on in-network care in Texas

Ascension Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas faced an end-of-year deadline to agree on a contract or risk some patients losing in-network care at Ascension facilities, including many in the Austin area.

Albuquerque Journal

NM officials encouraged by early results of Texas health care provider campaign

SANTA FE — The launch of a New Mexico state health campaign that used billboards and newspaper ads to try to lure Texas doctors and nurses to the Land of Enchantment preceded nearly 1,000 job applications from Texas, according to state agency data.

Odessa American

West Texas VA Health Care System recognized for improvements in primary care provider satisfaction

Purple Heart Veteran Andres Rios gets his vitals checked by Ashlyn Forbush, a licensed vocational nurse for West Texas VA, during a routine medical appointment at the Odessa VA Clinic. Rios has been going to the Odessa VA for the better part of a decade ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN

The Rio Grande Valley among Texas regions most impacted by expiring health insurance subsidies

In the Rio Grande Valley, 98% of ACA enrollees received an advanced premium tax credit that lowered their monthly payments. Those subsidies will decrease Jan. 1.

AOL

Gov. puts letter in Texas newspapers inviting health care providers to relocate to N.M.

Aug. 4—Readers across Texas found an unusual message in the Sunday editions of their newspapers: A letter from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, inviting the neighboring state's medical providers to come work in New Mexico. In addition to the state's natural ...

KBTX

Texas lawmakers eye sharing health care workers with other states to address provider shortages

A coalition of health industry leaders are backing a policy they say would help stop the statewide hemorrhaging of health care workers — allowing certain out-of-state professionals to practice in Texas. The plan would allow Texas to join existing ...

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How cutting transgender instruction at Texas medical schools undermines health groups’ recommendations

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CMS Has Awarded Nearly $50 Billion To States To Strengthen Rural Health

This week, many states reported that they will be receiving billions of dollars in funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help strengthen rural health access. The agency announced that states have been awarded from $147 to $281 million to address crucial rural health needs,