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Trump Administration Relaxes Financial Penalties Against Nursing Homes

By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | January 3, 2018

The Trump administration is scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury.

Health & Wellness
Doctor Srivastava Neeraj speaks with RN Melissa Feist-McCuistion regarding a patient update.

Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: How to Choose

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News | October 30, 2017

As health insurers struggle with shifting government policies and considerable uncertainty, one market remains remarkably stable: Medicare Advantage plans.

health care

Medicaid Has A Bull’s-Eye On Its Back, Which Means No One Is Entirely Safe

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News | September 27, 2017

Although it started as a plan to cover only the poor, Medicaid now touches tens of millions of Americans who live above the poverty line.

health care
A woman wears her graduation cap to support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Trump’s Deadline On ‘Dreamers’ Reverberates Through Health Industries

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News and Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News | September 19, 2017

Karla Ornelas said she has “always had the idea of being a doctor.

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Men Wrote The Senate Health Care Bill. This Woman Could Stop It.

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News | July 3, 2017

Elizabeth MacDonough is the Senate’s parliamentarian, which involves advising senators on the chamber’s byzantine rules and procedures.

Health & Wellness

Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News | June 30, 2017

Allergists are warning of a shortage of a crucial product – honeybee, hornet, and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions.

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A room at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News | June 27, 2017

Texas hospitals are eager to keep the federal waiver in place as the turmoil in Congress over repealing and replacing Obamacare only increases their jitters.

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Ear To The Door: 5 Things Being Weighed In Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News | June 22, 2017

Spoiler: No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like – not even those writing it.

Gov & Politics
East Meadows is part of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a federal grant program meant to bring an array of improvements to San Antonio's Eastside.

Cuts In Federal Housing Help Would Hurt People’s Health, Research Suggests

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News | June 14, 2017

As policymakers consider both health care and housing, that link suggests investing in these assistance programs could yield benefits on both fronts.

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In Texas, Abstinence-Only Programs May Contribute To Teen Pregnancies

By Laura Silverman, KERA | June 13, 2017

Each year, about 35,000 Texas women get pregnant before they turn 20. Dallas and San Antonio have teen pregnancy rates 50% and 40% above the national average.

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