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Texans Taking a HIT from Onerous Health Care Tax Five years after it was signed into law, the Affordable Care Act has opened the doors to health care coverage for millions of Texans and Americans who were previously uninsured. But unfortunately, this enhanced access...

Texas Legislators Seek To Remedy Unexpected Medical Charges What is Balance Billing? When Texans find themselves in the middle of an emergency medical situation, the first thing on their minds is getting the care and treatment they need in the fastest way possible....

TX Medicaid Managed Care Practice: Reducing Costs and Improving Care In recent weeks, Texas legislators have been calling attention to the need for greater flexibility from the Administration to reform Medicaid in Texas. Specifically, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and...

Where to Go for Health Care Freestanding ERs vs. Urgent Care Centers When a problem doesn’t quite rise to the level of needing a hospital emergency room visit, Texas consumers often look to facilities like freestanding emergency rooms (ERs), urgent care centers,...

A Prescription for Texas Medicaid State budgets are clearly feeling the strain of rapidly rising health care costs, with prescription drugs leading the way as the fastest growing cost category of all Medicaid services. A number of states including Texas are addressing...