Texas state judge rules to extend injunction in Planned Parenthood case
AUSTIN — A state judge decided Thursday to extend an injunction that prohibits the state from barring Planned Parenthood’s participation in the Women’s Health Program. Texas hopes to roll out its own...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood files two new lawsuits against Texas
It’s back to the courts for Planned Parenthood. A Texas Planned Parenthood patient, Marcela “Marcy” Balquinta, filed suit against the state on Tuesday to ensure the provider is not left out of the...
View ArticleUpdate: Waco court denies state injunction in women’s health program case
Update at 12:16 p.m. Dec. 21: The Waco judge has denied the state’s request for a permanent injunction and Medicaid dollars will cease support of the program on Dec. 31. Ken S. Lambrecht, President...
View ArticleJudge allows Texas to ban state funding to Planned Parenthood
AUSTIN — In the latest of a series of legal proceedings about the women’s health program, a judge ruled Monday that Texas could cut off state funding from Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood of...
View ArticleTexas Women’s Health Program zip code search is back in business
Update at 3:25 p.m.: HHSC spokeswoman Linda Edwards Gockel said the list now has 2,448 doctors and clinics. They removed 965 from the list and updated the contact information for 700 providers. “HHSC...
View ArticleEarly data shows decrease in claims for new women’s health program
Early numbers show that women’s healthcare providers have filed less Medicaid claims since the implementation of the new Texas Women’s Health Program. The Health and Human Services Commission released...
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Texas urged to meld five social services agencies into one
Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek (2008 photo by AP's Harry Cabluck) The agency that periodically looks at whether state agencies are efficient has urged … [visit site...
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House OKs, sends Senate its budget package
State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, House Appropriations Chairman and author of House Bill 1, answers questions on the House floor as debate on the appropriations bill began at the state Capitol, Tuesday,...
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Texas will expand access to women's healthcare services to low-income teenagers
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