Today, two Congressional committees scrutinized the cost of health care, with major commercial health insurers testifying about cost drivers and access challenges. In Texas, hospitals believe insurers should cover the cost of care, not pass that cost along to patients.
In late December the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Texas is receiving more than $280 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is dividing $50 billion across all 50 states. Overall, Texas received $281,319,361 in Rural Health Transformation funds following the November submission of the state’s application, titled Rural Texas Strong.
Long before she led in hospital hallways, Cris Daskevich’s instincts were forged in the rugged outdoors of West Texas, where hard work and responsibility were traits instilled at an early age, and you learned to drive ranch vehicles before you had your driver’s license. “I can haul hay, drive a tractor, build fence, sprig coastal, ride a horse, work cattle,”…
Texas physicians and hospitals strongly support the Life of the Mother Act, a bill making its way through the legislative process to clarify Texas abortion laws and help ensure the lives of mothers are protected during a medical emergency.
The Texas Hospital Association announced today that Laura Cornelson, MSN, RN, has been named Vice President of Clinical Initiatives. In this new role, Cornelson will oversee the association’s clinical initiatives team and serve as a critical arm of THA’s advocacy policy department.
Each week during the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature, The Scope’s Cap Recap will take a quick look at the previous week’s most hospital-relevant news under the Pink Dome in Austin.
