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texas tribune
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America’s border towns are often health care black holes
Colonias, underserved, poverty-riddled communities along America’s southern border populated mostly by American citizens of Mexican descent, have long remained uncomfortably…
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Why Texas is failing to privatize mental health care
In 2003, Texas passed a law that sought to turn mental health care in the state into a competitive marketplace.…
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Whooping cough: Not just a problem for kids
Maryn McKenna, AHCJ board member and self-proclaimed “most vaccinated person on the planet,” writes about her own bout with whooping…
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Rural Texas hospitals seek lifeline from state
The Texas Tribune‘s Elizabeth Titus reports that rural hospitals in the scores of Texas counties without tax bases strong enough…
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Ex-employees tell of Texas workers’ comp troubles
The Texas Tribune’s Elise Hu has found that the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has more than…
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Public records shed light on Texas blood samples
The Texas Tribune‘s Emily Ramshaw got her hands on almost a decade of public e-mails that help show the thoughts…
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Texas Tribune’s launch has health data, stories
As you may have noticed, the much-anticipated nonprofit news site Texas Tribune launched today. From the start, the venture is…