Ashley Lopez

The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that’s hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.

More than 2 million Americans are uninsured because they live in the 12 states that didn’t expand Medicaid. 60% are people of color. Will Congress help by including them in the new spending bill?

Patients and families at a children’s hospital are being asked to not take showers, KUT reports. They were also told the toilets can’t flush, and staff are changing linens only as needed.

Nearly 700,000 Texans have lost health insurance during the pandemic, and the state already had more uninsured people than any other. Many Texans with COVID-19 symptoms hesitate to seek treatment.

Texas will enact a law on Jan. 1 to prevent consumers from getting hit with surprise medical bills. The law survived last-minute efforts to write rules that would have gutted it.

Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the ground war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.

The Austin City Council is defying Texas state legislators, setting aside $150,000 in city funds to help local women who seek abortions pay for attendant costs, such as transportation or child care.

A new Texas law says hospitals and insurers will have to work it out when they can’t agree on a price — instead of sending huge unexpected bills to patients.

Legislation introduced in Texas this week would force the state’s health care providers and health insurers to mediate payment disputes before they send bills to patients.

In Texas many people have a right to mediation of medical bills. But the concept can be off-putting and patients often think they need a lawyer, which isn’t the case.